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Ethnoracial Characteristics and Police Abuse Within Mexico's Criminal Justice System
Abstract
ABSTRACT This study examines the association between ethnoracial characteristics (ethnoracial self‐identification, speaking an Indigenous language, and skin tone) and police abuse within Mexico's criminal justice system, drawing on street‐level bureaucracy frameworks. Using data from the 2021 National Survey of Persons Deprived of Liberty (ENPOL in Spanish), we analyze whether ethnoracial traits are conditionally associated with reported experiences of police abuse. Logistic regression models suggest that Afro‐Mexican or Afro‐descendant and Indigenous persons have higher odds of reporting abuse, supporting existing literature on discrimination and policing. Unexpectedly, speaking an Indigenous language and having darker skin tones were associated with lower reported abuse, suggesting a complex relationship that merits further examination. These results underscore the need to incorporate ethnoracial variables into the study of police behavior and public administration in Mexico, while informing public policies aimed at preventing and addressing police abuse to strengthen accountability within the criminal justice system.
中文
墨西哥刑事司法系统中的族群种族特征与警察滥用行为
摘要
摘要 本研究借鉴街头官僚理论框架，考察族群种族特征（族群种族自我认同、是否讲原住民语言以及肤色）与墨西哥刑事司法系统中警察滥用行为之间的关联。研究使用2021年全国被剥夺自由者调查（西班牙语缩写ENPOL）数据，分析族群种族特征是否与所报告的警察滥用经历存在条件性关联。逻辑回归模型表明，非洲裔墨西哥人或非洲裔后裔以及原住民报告遭受滥用的几率更高，这支持了既有关于歧视与警务的文献。出乎意料的是，讲原住民语言和肤色较深与所报告的滥用较低相关，表明二者关系复杂，值得进一步考察。这些结果凸显出有必要将族群种族变量纳入墨西哥警察行为与公共行政研究，同时为旨在预防和处理警察滥用、加强刑事司法系统问责的公共政策提供依据。
关键词
警察滥用行为、族群种族特征、墨西哥、刑事司法系统、街头官僚、肤色、原住民语言、公共行政