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CALEA Law Enforcement Accreditation
Judicial Reform

Justice in Mexico Presents at the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies

09/10/2015 (written by lcalderon) – On August 28th, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) hosted its annual Latin Police Accreditation Coalition Conference in Tijuana.  Control, Command, Communication and Processing …

Navarte victims held by protesters (source:excelsior)
Crime and Violence

Aftermath of Journalist Killed in Mexico City

9/9/15 – (by frodriguez) – On July 31, 2015, journalist Ruben Espinoza Becerril was killed in an apartment in the Narvarte neighborhood, in Mexico City, along with four women, all …

Photo of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán (Image: Telesur)
Crime and Violence

Looking back at Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman’s escape from prison

08/28/2015 (written by rkuckertz) – Experts have begun to speculate that the escape of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera on July 11, 2015 was motivated by concerns about his possible extradition …

Judicial Reform

OASIS International Study Trip in San Diego

08/28/2015 (written by msmith) – Eight faculty and five students from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Law School were chosen to participate in a two-week study trip to learn about …

Justice in Mexico

Testimonials from OASIS participants

08/27/2015 (written by msmith) – The Oral Advocacy Skill-Building Immersion Seminar (OASIS), organized by the University of San Diego’s Justice in Mexico program, recently conducted three study trips to Washington D.C. (June 15-26), …

OASIS Boston participants
Judicial Reform

OASIS International Study Trip in Boston

08/01/2015 (written by msmith) – The Justice in Mexico Oral Advocacy Skill-building Immersion Seminar (OASIS) hosted a two-week study trip for 8 faculty and 4 students from the National Autonomous …

OASIS DC participants
Judicial Reform

OASIS International Study Trip in Washington DC

09/02/2015 (written by msmith) – A study trip to Washington, D.C. conducted by the University of San Diego’s Justice in Mexico program enabled 8 faculty and 4 students from the National …

Judicial Reform

States advance in the implementation of oral trials

06/30/2015 (written by rkuckertz) – States advance in the implementation of oral trials. According to recently released data, most Mexican states keep progressing in the implementation of oral trials and their …

Green Party Mayor Elect Rogelio Sánchez Galán on campaign in the weeks before he was gunned down. (Image: Proceso).
Crime and Violence

Mexican Mayor Gunned Down

6/25/2015 (written by frodriguez) – Running as the candidate of the Mexican Ecológical Green Party (PVEM), Sánchez Galán had been elected mayor less than three weeks before he was killed. His …

Human Rights and Civil Society

Violence and Citizen Participation in Mexico

How do citizens cope politically with violence? In the face of rising insecurity, Mexican citizens, particularly victims, have poured into the streets to demand an end to violence and ask …

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