Article(electronic)January 1, 2012

La estrategia contra el crimen organizado en México: análisis del diseño de la política pública

In: Perfiles latinoamericanos, Volume 20, Issue 39, p. 7-30

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Abstract

Este artículo parte del reconocimiento de la amenaza que implica el crimen organizado para un régimen democrático y analiza la política que, para combatirlo, se ha adoptado en México durante la gestión del presidente Felipe Calderón. Asimismo, se cuestiona si el gobierno considera este asunto como de seguridad pública o de seguridad nacional. El hallazgo principal revela que el objetivo del gobierno federal no es combatir el crimen organizado sino la violencia que éste genera, y que para ello ha implementado una política basada principalmente en el uso de la fuerza pública, factor que no facilita la colaboración inter e intragubernamental por los conflictos que surgen cuando se articulan las políticas de seguridad pública con las de seguridad nacional.Abstract This paper is based on the assumption that the organized crime is a menace for democracy. The article develops an analysis on the fight against organized crime's policy design in the Felipe Calderon's government, questioning if the policy is managed as a police's issue or a national security's issue. The main finding is the identification of the Mexican's government objective in the "war against organized crime" switching the focus from organized crime to the violence created by criminal organizations. To fight violence the government implements a policy based on the use of public force that doesn't consider the cooperation between different governmental agencies.

Publisher

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Mexico (FLACSO)

ISSN: 2309-4982

DOI

10.18504/pl2039-007-2012

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