Weekly Report - 15 November 2012 (WR-12-45)

President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto has said that a key component of his public security policy will be the strengthening of the police forces. Recent disclosures by officials are highlighting just how difficult a task that could prove to be. Some of the mechanisms to ensure greater probity in the forces have been in place for some time; chief among them is the vetting procedure, the prueba de confianza or confidence test. It seems to work, but only when the authorities use it and act according to the results — but the picture that is emerging is that those two conditions are not being met as fully as necessary.

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