RT Article
T1 Working for both sides: how organised crime networks influence Mexican police culture
JF Policing and society
VO 33
IS 7
SP 749
OP 766
A1 Pereda, Valentin
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1853137669
AB It is now established that elements in policing bodies’ socio-political environments influence officers’ beliefs, values, and attitudes. Paradoxically, however, the prevailing view within mainstream research is that police communities are also inward-facing entities that are withdrawn from the cultural context outside their realm. One limitation of this perspective is that it precludes researchers from examining how entities from this ‘outer world’ intermingle with policing bodies as well as how this interaction impacts upon manifestations of police culture. In Mexico criminal and police networks appear to be highly interconnected. Indeed, numerous members of Mexico’s law enforcement institutions are active participants in the web-like ties that connect individuals involved in the country’s criminal enterprises. By analysing the narratives of former members of Mexico’s Federal Police, I contend that officers’ perceptions of the intermingling between police and organised crime networks shape the culture of law-enforcement groups tasked with combating organised crime.
K1 Mexico
K1 Corruption
K1 criminal networks
K1 Organised Crime
K1 Police Culture
DO 10.1080/10439463.2023.2195649