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Mexico debates how to stem police corruption; America's hour for not comprehending

The MexFiles clues us in to a public policy debate in Mexico over the structure of police and how best to fight corruption:There is a legislative battle right now between PAN and the Calderon Administration on one side, and PRI, PRD and the legislative left on the other over police reforms. The Calderonistas are pushing for a single national police force under the control of the Federal Executive and the opposition parties, for varying reasons, agrees that better police coordination is needed, but rejects a consolidated police. In this case, it?s the leftist parties that are fighting the consolidation, and ? if you read the rightist, or pro-PAN publications ? is to maintain local government control (read ?patronage?) where opposition parties have the upper hand...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 11, 2008 (boomark / email).