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Crime and Violence

2019 Organized Crime and Violence in Mexico Report

  Download the full report here     04/30/19- Justice in Mexico, a research-based program at the University of San Diego, released its 2019 report on Organized Crime and Violence in Mexico, co-authored by …

Corruption

What the Trial of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Revealed About The Inner Workings of the Sinaloa Cartel

  03/19/19- (written by Aitanna Ferrez) Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán was convicted in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 on all counts brought against him …

Poppy field in Guerrero, Mexico © R. Le Cour Grandmaison / Noria Research
Crime and Violence

New Justice in Mexico and Wilson Center Report: The U.S. Fentanyl Boom and the Mexican Opium Crisis: Finding Opportunities Amidst Violence?

  02/11/19- Fentanyl overdoses in the United States have risen tenfold in just four years and are now related to 60% of total opioid deaths. According to a working paper …

Trial of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Image Source: USA Today.
Justice in Mexico

Alleged Mexican Government Corruption Exposed During the El Chapo Trial

02/11/19 (written by aferrez) The evidentiary phase of the trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, the purported leader the of the Sinaloa drug cartel, came to a conclusion on Wednesday, …

Caravan arrives at the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana
Crime and Violence

New Working Paper: Immigration and National Security: An Empirical Assessment of Central American Immigration and Violent Crime in the United States

  January 25, 2019- In his first primetime Oval Office address, President Donald Trump called on Congress to address what he called a “growing humanitarian and security crisis” at the …

Front of new regional justice center
Judicial Reform

New Regional Criminal Justice Center opens in Nayarit

01/27/19 (written by kheinle) — The Bahía de Banderas Regional Criminal Justice Center (El Centro Regional de Justicia Penal) officially opened on January 15, 2019. It includes two oral trial …

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Judicial Reform

AMLO pleased with Supreme Court’s decision to cut salaries

01/14/19 (written by kheinle) — The Supreme Court (Suprema Corte de Justicia Nacional, SCJN) upheld a law on January 8, 2019, that will limit what members of the public sector …

Crime and Violence

Mexico’s crime and violence vis-à-vis the New Criminal Justice System

01/10/19 (written by kheinle) — Mexico experienced another record-breaking year in 2018 with high levels of crime and violence. According to data from the National Public Security System (Sistema Nacional …

Supreme Court building
Crime and Violence

Supreme Court determines Law on Internal Security unconstitutional

12/30/18 (written by kheinle) — Mexico’s Supreme Court (Suprema Corte de Justicia Nacional, SCJN) made a significant decision in November regarding the proposed Law on Internal Security (Ley de Seguridad …

Crime and Violence

Critics voice concerns over Mexico’s proposed National Guard

12/24/18 (written by kheinle) — The plan to create a National Guard (Guardia Nacional) in Mexico advanced through the first round of congressional approval. On December 20, 2018, the Chamber …

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