Government's henchmen: profiles of police corruption in Mexico City during the 1920´s
During the 1920’s, Mexican federal authorities sought to consolidate their political regime. To that aim, they used the Police forces of Mexico City as an instrument for political control. Besides guaranteeing the city’s public security, they used their own force to repress dissident or subversive p...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Estudios de Historia Moderna y Contemporánea de México |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/70375 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://moderna.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehm/article/view/70375 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | corrupción policial ciudad de México posrevolución impunidad chivos expiatorios police corruption Mexico City post-revolution impunity scapegoats |
| Sumario: | During the 1920’s, Mexican federal authorities sought to consolidate their political regime. To that aim, they used the Police forces of Mexico City as an instrument for political control. Besides guaranteeing the city’s public security, they used their own force to repress dissident or subversive political manifestations. By taking advantage of their own command, the Police forces established an extremely violent system based on corruption and impunity. After provoking multiple scandals that shocked the public opinion, the Police authorities developed campaigns to cover-up senior officers by using scapegoats. |
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