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Criminal justice and the law in Mexico

Crime, Law and Social Change volume 40, pages 33–36 (2003)Cite this article

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Law enforcement in Mexico has not effectively prosecuted participants in organized crime and drug trafficking. Enforcing current laws to prosecutecriminals is difficult because members of the cartels have infiltrated andcorrupted the law enforcement organizations that are supposed to prosecutethem, such as the Office of the Attorney General. Changes in Mexican criminallaw in 1996, like harsher sentences for those who participate in organized crime, offer a legal foundation for improvement; additional changes shouldbe considered.

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  1. Dept. of Judicial Studies, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico

    Arturo Zamora Jimenez

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Zamora Jimenez, A. Criminal justice and the law in Mexico. Crime, Law and Social Change 40, 33–36 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024981601093

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Keywords

  • Criminal Justice
  • Organize Crime
  • International Relation
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Attorney General