RT Article
T1 Factors that influence trust in the police in Mexico
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 46
IS 4
SP 407
OP 422
A1 Baek, Hyunin
A2 Han, Sungil
A2 Gordon, Quinn
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1820794164
AB Despite Mexico’s justice reform, most Mexican citizens do not trust in their criminal justice system. Particularly, public dissatisfaction with the police has not been solved in Mexico. Researchers have examined citizens’ trust in the police to improve public-police relationship in Mexico. Relatively less attention, however, has been made to the theoretical framework, which explores factors such as instrumental and expressive factors that influence the public trust in the police. Thus, using a data set from the Latin American Public Opinion Project, this study conducted multiple regressions to find those factors. Results indicated that neighbourhood security (key instrumental factors) was significantly related to trust in the police. In addition, police corruption showed a negative association with trust in police and public satisfaction with police performance. This study found supporting evidence that securing neighbourhoods builds more confidence in the police among residents. Overall, these results suggest meaningful strategies to improve trust in the Mexico’s police.
K1 Corruption
K1 Public Services
K1 neighbourhood security
K1 Police Performance
K1 trust in the police
DO 10.1080/01924036.2021.1998917