Intelligence for Public Security in Mexican States: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18847/1.12.11

Abstract

Security in Mexico is still being one of the most problematic issues to address. Incidence of crime statistics and perception of insecurity surveys show that insecurity has not been reduced. In this context, the article shows the complexity of public security as an issue that involves the work of different governments but also different institutions withing governments. The research focused on the role of strategic intelligence as an instrument for decision making in public security issues in Mexican states. In this way, the article begins by showing the complexity of the public security issues according with the legal frame. In second place, strategic intelligence is presented as an instrument to address public security. In third place, the article shows the results of the research conducted to identify the capabilities to produce and share intelligence in all Mexican states. The main contribution is to identify the lack of mechanisms to produce and share intelligence in Mexican states but also the limited vision of intelligence as an issue related only to policing instead of considering other elements of public security such as prevention of violence and crime or social reintegration of criminals.