Criminal Protection Through Centralized Policing: Evidence from Mexico

Abstract: 

Juan C. Campos, Ph.D. student in Political Science and a 2025 CLACS Summer Dissertation Fellow, studies the effects of police reform efforts in Mexico. Do efforts at centralizing control of police forces strengthen their ability to control organized criminal groups, or do they increase collusion between the two groups? 

Author: 
Juan Campos
Publication date: 
May 10, 2026
Publication type: 
Blog Entry