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Supporting Criminal Justice System Reform in Mexico: The U.S. Role

This report provides an overview of Mexico's historic 2008 judicial reforms and an assessment of how those reforms have been implemented thus far. It then analyzes U.S. support for judicial reform efforts in Mexico and raises issues for Congress to consider as it oversees current U.S. justice sector programs and considers future support to Mexico.

Date: March 18, 2013

Creator: Seelke, Claire Ribando

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond

This report provides a framework for examining the current status and future prospects for U.S.- Mexican security cooperation. It begins with a brief discussion of the threat that drug trafficking and related crime and violence pose to both nations, followed by an analysis of the evolution of the Mérida Initiative. The report then provides an overview of the Peña Nieto government's security strategy and how it is affecting the Mérida Initiative. The report then examines key aspects of the curre… more

Date: June 12, 2013

Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare & Finklea, Kristin M.