Between Private Security, Policing and Redistribution: Policy Priorities and Strategies in Response to Violent Crime in Mexico

• In Event: The Politics of Crime in Latin America

Brief Overview

Using original survey data from Mexico, we study policy options trade-offs among voters living in violent contexts and their priorities regarding strategies in response to crime, ranging from private security and policing to social investment.

Authors

• Sandra Jessica Ley Gutierrez, CIDE

• Sarah Andrea Berens, University of Cologne

• Melina Altamirano, El Colegio de Mexico (COLMEX)