Mitigating corruption in government security forces : the role of institutions, incentives, and personnel management in Mexico / / Beth J. Asch, Nicholas Burger, Mary Manqing Fu.

• Superior document: Rand investment in people and ideas
• Author: Asch, Beth J.
• TeilnehmendeR: Burger, Nicholas.; Fu, Mary Manqing.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Technical report (Rand Corporation); Technical report.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (87 p.)
• Notes: "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

Mexico has undertaken reforms in recent years to professionalize its police. This report draws on the literature on corruption and personnel incentives and analyzes police reform in Mexico. It addresses the roots of corruption and the tools that could be used to mitigate it and provides an initial assessment of the reforms' effectiveness. The results suggest some progress, though police corruption still remains high and more work is needed.

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE:Introduction; CHAPTER TWO:Insights from the Literature; The Institutional Level; Empirical Research on Institutions; Policies at the Level of the Individual Decisionmaker; Personnel Economics Literature; An Example of Compensation Policies: The U.S. Military; The Role of Data and the Analytical Approach to Studying Incentives; Summary; CHAPTER THREE:Mexico's Police Reforms; Historical Context; Overview of Police Reforms; Police Reforms at the Federal Level

Police Reforms at the State and Municipal LevelsMilitarization of Public Security in Mexico; Summary and Conclusions; CHAPTER FOUR: Empirical Data on Corruption and Inputs to Professionalism in the Mexican Security Services; Data on Corruption and Demographics in Mexico; Defining and Measuring Corruption; National Trends in Corruption Perceptions, Reported Bribery, and PoliceCorruption; Correlates of Corruption at the State Level; Summary of Recent Corruption Trends; Literature on the Effects of Mexico's Police Reforms

Empirical Evidence on Professionalism in Mexico: Analysis of Age, Education,and Pay TrendsData and Variable Definitions; Age and Education; Comparisons of Pay for Security-Sector Versus Non-Security-Sector Personnel; What Can We Learn?; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions; Some Evidence of Progress; Next Steps; Developing Institutional Data and Analysis Capabilities; Specific Research Areas; Conclusions; Bibliography