Palabras clave
Owing to the little information collected to measure the results of armed engagements between members of organized crime and the Federal Police
Army and Navy corps federal forces
this paper offers statistics concerning the results of such encounters occurred between 2008 and 2011
collected from two sources
newspapers and data provided by the Mexican Ministry of Defense. Data analysis shows that Army and Marine lethality index is significantly higher than Police’s. It also shows that the lethality index of the Army has increased considerably from 2008 to 2011 and that the relation of deaths over detainees has also risen from 2009 to 2011. The paper concludes cautioning about the implicit dangers when using the army and navy to achieve public security tasks. narcotráfico
fuerzas federales
uso de la fuerza letal
Ãndice de letalidad
violaciones a los derechos humanos
Army and Navy corps federal forces
this paper offers statistics concerning the results of such encounters occurred between 2008 and 2011
collected from two sources
newspapers and data provided by the Mexican Ministry of Defense. Data analysis shows that Army and Marine lethality index is significantly higher than Police’s. It also shows that the lethality index of the Army has increased considerably from 2008 to 2011 and that the relation of deaths over detainees has also risen from 2009 to 2011. The paper concludes cautioning about the implicit dangers when using the army and navy to achieve public security tasks. narcotráfico
fuerzas federales
uso de la fuerza letal
Ãndice de letalidad
violaciones a los derechos humanos
Cómo citar
Forné, C. S., Correa, C. P., & Rivas, R. G. (2013). Uso de la fuerza letal. Mertos, heridos y detenidos en enfrentamientos de las fuerzas federales con presuntos miembros de la delincuencia organizada. Desacatos. Revista De Ciencias Sociales, (40), 47–64. https://doi.org/10.29340/40.255