Community Policing in Mexico The Framework of Resistance and Conditions of Possibility | Zendy

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Community Policing in Mexico The Framework of Resistance and Conditions of Possibility

Author(s) -

Alejandro Fontecilla Pinto,

María Eugenia Suárez de Garay

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

stability international journal of security and development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295

H-Index - 16

ISSN - 2165-2627

DOI - 10.5334/sta.ep

Subject(s) - community policing , conviction , general partnership , resistance (ecology) , government (linguistics) , criminology , democracy , order (exchange) , political science , crime prevention , sociology , law , business , politics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , finance , biology

The complex environment of insecurity, violence and crime that characterizes Mexico today renders traditional crime fighting, based exclusively on police reaction and an inquisitorial criminal system, ineffective. This was the only answer to all types of crimes for decades. For this reason, from 2011 INSYDE has been participating and exploring, in partnership with various government forces and determined voices, new ways of implementing community policing actions in Mexico and promoting reconciliation and police-community proximity. They have been encouraged by the firm conviction of the importance of our legitimate human right to safety and our desire for a more democratic, modern and citizen-focused police. This paper explores some of the findings and challenges that the community policing model presents in Mexico in order to find a place in preventive police forces

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