Keywords
This study is based on ethnographic material analysis
obtained through the implementation of discussion groups
in which 166 police officers
belonging to all ranks of the PolicÃa Judicial de la ciudad de México (Mexico City Judicial Police)
participated. It inquires into abuse of authority and corruption practices that have to be understood considering the need of institutional reproduction to conserve labor niches and resource acquisition strategies. It also considers the role of such practices on precarious employment conditions and power abuse suffered by police officers
forcing them to establish particular moral codes and behavior rules that
in their turn
frequently generate abuses towards civil society. Finally
it analyzes the use of legal euphemisms that are transformed into domination alibis derived from the State’s legitimacy. policÃa
abuso de poder
corrupción
impunidad
lenguaje eufemÃstico
obtained through the implementation of discussion groups
in which 166 police officers
belonging to all ranks of the PolicÃa Judicial de la ciudad de México (Mexico City Judicial Police)
participated. It inquires into abuse of authority and corruption practices that have to be understood considering the need of institutional reproduction to conserve labor niches and resource acquisition strategies. It also considers the role of such practices on precarious employment conditions and power abuse suffered by police officers
forcing them to establish particular moral codes and behavior rules that
in their turn
frequently generate abuses towards civil society. Finally
it analyzes the use of legal euphemisms that are transformed into domination alibis derived from the State’s legitimacy. policÃa
abuso de poder
corrupción
impunidad
lenguaje eufemÃstico
How to Cite
Garrido, E. A., & Torres, M. Ángel R. (2014). Papeles policiales: abuso de poder y eufemismo punitivo en la PolicÃa Judicial de la ciudad de México. Desacatos. Revista De Ciencias Sociales, (33), 95–110. https://doi.org/10.29340/33.357