Graduation Year
Spring 2013
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Roderic Ai Camp
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© 2013 Hector Villanueva
Abstract
This piece examines the lack of rule of law in Mexico through an analysis of police and judicial reform efforts. After providing a historical overview of the development of Mexican policing and the judicial branch, it pinpoints shortcomings of reform operations in the justice sector. It suggests that without addressing corruption and informal procedures in those institutions, meaningful reform and true rule of law in Mexico will be unlikely. The piece then focuses on civil society's capacity to bolster justice reform and act as an agent of rule of law.
Recommended Citation
Villanueva, Hector, "The Challenge of Police and Judicial Reform in Mexico and the Promise of Civil Engagement" (2013). CMC Senior Theses. 655.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/655
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
