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Police reform in Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : informal politics and the challenge of institutional change / / Daniel M. Sabet



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Autore: Sabet Daniel M. <1976-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Police reform in Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : informal politics and the challenge of institutional change / / Daniel M. Sabet Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Stanford, California, : Stanford Politics and Policy, an imprint of Stanford University Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
Disciplina: 363.2068/4
363.20684
Soggetto topico: Police administration - Mexico
Police - Mexico
Police professionalization - Mexico
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgments; 1. Two Realities; 2. Troubled Reforms; 3. A Problem of Municipal Governance; 4. Organized Crime, the Police, and Accountability; 5. Citizens and Their Police: Vicious Cycles; 6. Civil Society and the Police: Stopping the Vicious Cycle; 7. The Federal Government and Local Reform; 8. Looking Forward; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; References; Index
Sommario/riassunto: The urgent need to professionalize Mexican police has been recognized since the early 1990's, but despite even the most well-intentioned promises from elected officials and police chiefs, few gains have been made in improving police integrity. Why have reform efforts in Mexico been largely unsuccessful? This book seeks to answer the question by focusing on Mexico's municipal police, which make up the largest percentage of the country's police forces. Indeed, organized crime presents a major obstacle to institutional change, with criminal groups killing hundreds of local police...
Titolo autorizzato: Police reform in Mexico  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8047-8206-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790286003321
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