11/17/15 (written by alagorio) – Justice in Mexico, in collaboration with the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, presents the most recent publications in a series of working papers that analyze how to strengthen the rule of law and improve security in the face of organized crime related violence in Mexico. The newest resources in this series include: “Mexico: The Fight against Corruption,” by Mauricio Merino Huerta and “How to Reduce Violence in Guerrero,” by Victor Manuel Sánchez Valdés.
Mauricio Merino Huerta discusses Mexico’s fight against corruption and reviews the ongoing reforms to promote transparency and curtail corruption. The ongoing transparency and corruption reforms have been the subject of much public debate. These reforms have built upon academic and social organizations’ years of research and dialogue to draft comprehensive, articulate, and coherent public policy on accountability as a way to fight the corruption that has plagued Mexico’s public institutions. Corruption hinders institutions from performing as expected, deteriorates trust and social relationships, violates rights, wastes resources, restricts economic growth and limits income distribution. Corruption is the number one cause of inequality, impunity, and exclusion from Mexico’s political regime. The publication is available in Spanish and English here.
Mauricio Merino Huerta is a professor and researcher for the Center of Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico City.
Victor Manuel Sánchez Valdés conducts an in-depth study of each of the factors including homicide rate and law enforcement corruption that have contributed to the spike in violence Guerrero has faced over the last few years. In addition, the article provides several public policy recommendations, such as, designing models to help authorities gather intelligence against organized crime and prioritizing the strengthening of Guerrero’s police forces. This paper is a continuation of the series, Building Resilient Communities in Mexico: Civic Responses of Crime and Violence, a multiyear effort by the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Justice in Mexico Project at the University of San Diego to analyze the obstacles to and opportunities for improving citizen security in Mexico. The publication is available in Spanish and English here.
Víctor Manuel Sánchez Valdés is a Public Policy PhD student at the Center of Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) with an expertise in organized crime.
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