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- Title
Tortura en la guerra contra el narcotráfico en México, entre la militarización, el control político y el nuevo sistema de justicia penal.
- Authors
Silva Forné, Carlos; Padilla Oñate, Sergio
- Abstract
Using the National Survey of “Población Privada de la Libertad” 2016 (“Prison population 2016) we analyzed the probability that a person was tortured at the moment of his/her arrest and before his/her presentation to the authorities, taking into account the following variables: a) the police or military institution that was involved in the detention; b) the type of justice system; c) the period of presidential government. At individual level control variables were also considered (age and sex) and at situational level (type of crime and resistance during arrest). Using logit models the findings confirm a major probability of being tortured if the arrest was conducted by marines. In second place if the arrest was made by soldiers and in third place if the arrest was made by the state and the federal police forces were involved. The probability of being tortured was low when they occurred during the new justice system and in early years of the government of Peña Nieto (2013 - 2016). These findings provide evidence to discuss the militarization process of public security in Mexico.
- Subjects
MEXICO; PRISON population; TORTURE; CRIME; MILITARISM; ARREST; SEX crimes
- Publication
Latin American Law Review, 2020, Issue 4, p107
- ISSN
2619-4880
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29263/lar04.2020.05