Police and Public Security in Mexico
- ISBN-10
- 1935551507
- ISBN-13
- 9781935551508
- Category
- Civil-military relations
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-01
- Authors
- David A. Shirk, Robert A. Donnelly
Description
This monograph brings together the works of nine exceptional scholars who present timely analysis of these questions, provide a thorough assessment of Mexico's principal domestic security challenges, and offer insights on how to tackle them. This monograph is part of the Justice in Mexico Project coordinated by the Trans-Border Institute at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, and generously supported by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The Tinker Foundation. The Justice in Mexico Project examines key aspects of the rule of law and the challenges related to reforming the administration of justice in Mexico, and provides access to relevant data and analysis through its website: www.justiceinmexico.org."--pub. desc.
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