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Main Factors Contributing To The High Femicide Rate In Mexico, Mikensi Ehlinger
Main Factors Contributing To The High Femicide Rate In Mexico, Mikensi Ehlinger
Honors Projects
Femicide has become an urgent issue in Mexico. Many young women and girls are murdered or disappear every year. There are three main factors contributing to the high rate of femicide in Mexico. These factors are the ramifications of the cultural practice of machismo, a lack of detailed laws, and negligence by figures in authority. Despite domestic and international demands for action, the government has yet to make effective change.
Narcommunication: The Messaging, Marketing, And Murder Of Organized Crime, Philip L. Johnson
Narcommunication: The Messaging, Marketing, And Murder Of Organized Crime, Philip L. Johnson
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Criminal actors are widely assumed to maintain a low profile, exerting power through corruption, coercion, and clandestine networks. Scholarship that addresses public action on the part of criminal actors focuses almost exclusively on acts of violence. However, an ample empirical record demonstrates that criminal actors also communicate publicly to broad audiences. To better understand this practice, this project focuses on the phenomenon of narco-messaging in Mexico. The project asks: what do criminal actors say when they speak publicly, and why do they say it?
The core data for this project comes from an original collection of 6,178 narco-messages that appeared …
Mano Dura And Beyond: An Analysis Of Police Reform In Latin America, Ari Moore
Mano Dura And Beyond: An Analysis Of Police Reform In Latin America, Ari Moore
CMC Senior Theses
Physical insecurity and high rates of crime plague Latin America. The problem is economically costly, detrimental to physical and mental health, and damaging to political legitimacy, while also fueling a migration crisis and negatively impacting societal views on human rights. The police are tasked with responding to and investigating crime, but have been historically ineffective at doing so. In recent decades, many countries in the region have implemented significant police reforms in pursuit of decreasing crime and insecurity. This thesis will analyze reforms in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Mexico to determine regional themes of reform. The lessons from those case …