Police torture: Beyond “confessions” for the criminal justice system

The analysis of torture by police officers in Mexico has focused on its relations with the criminal justice system. Using the National Survey of People Deprived of their Freedom survey, logit models were constructed to test two alternative explanations: rent extraction and punishment, also the tende...

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Autores: Silva Forné, Carlos, Padilla Oñate, Sergio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Sociológicos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx:article/2121
Acceso en línea:https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/2121
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:torture
policing
corruption
punishment
Tortura
policía
corrupción
castigo
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Sumario:The analysis of torture by police officers in Mexico has focused on its relations with the criminal justice system. Using the National Survey of People Deprived of their Freedom survey, logit models were constructed to test two alternative explanations: rent extraction and punishment, also the tendencies among federal, state and municipal forces were compared. The results confirm the importance of develop explanations related to torture by police that transcend the legal perspective and account the complexity of the police work. Finally, we discuss the limits of the results and suggest new research routes.