The Role Of Iguala Mass Kidnapping In The 21st Century

The corruption in the government, one of the main problems in the majority of countries in the world, causing death, poverty and impunity in the life of the persons. People think that government corruption is just buying votes to win the elections, but this is just a little part of the corruption. The corruption of the government has been present for a long time ago, covering a great variety of problems in the society, like the stealing the money from the people, alliances with the narco, using the power just a favor of the politicians, increasing the prices of food, fuel and public services just to make more money. The people do not have the necessary services to survive and if the services are available they are expensive. In some parts of the world the government is colluding with the delinquency, in the case of Mexico, the government is colluded with the narco. The corruption in Mexico has permeated several segments of society like political, economic, and social. Also it has greatly affected the country’s legitimacy, transparency, accountability, and effectiveness; knowing the majority of the people of

Citizens take pride in their economic independence, mexico still values community in its cities and towns, its plazas and schools, and its work organizations. In Mexican culture the expectation of working and socializing together is a key component of society, and has a basis in the strong ties formed within the family. However, lack of faith in the government is a result of widespread political corruption. Even at the lowest levels, police officers readily accept bribes from those wishing to avoid the nuisance of a traffic ticket or a night in prison. In recent years, the government has begun addressing this corruption by reducing the number of state-owned businesses and calling on Mexicans to refuse to give bribes. This, however, has proven difficult, and the progress has been slow.

In the last decades, narco trafficking and organized crime had emerged as the main security threats in Latin America. Deviant globalization increase their power by establishing connections with similar organizations in other parts of the world, like cocaine distribution networks, for example. This perceived danger increases the pressure on the governments for effective solutions, and some of them consider that these problems had overwhelmed the capabilities of the local police. Consequently, the intervention of military forces would be necessary to secure the stability of the countries. However, the use of force as the only solution is the outcome of a misunderstanding of the root causes that generates them. This paper presents the research for a general pattern in the region that is helpful to understand how the civil society perceives the failures of governance and how the networks of illegal activities exploit this perception.

Someone who is abusing the power that is given to him or her defines corruption, however, the word in its self is more than a simple idea; it is an intricate network. Since people’s views about ethical and moral behavior affect the way corruption is examined, the word has a slightly different meaning to each person. Additionally, misconduct across various societies is viewed differently due to social and cultural borders. The criminal justice system has had many instances where corruption had affected the outcome of a case and has inserted itself into the legal process.

The Iguala Mass Kidnapping took place on 26th September 2014 at approximately 9:30 pm. Forty-three students from the Ayotzinapa Normal School, in the state of Guerrero were travelling on buses to the city of Iguala (birth place of the Mexican national flag). The students were on the buses to attend a political campaign meeting, held by the Mayor of Iguala’s wife. She was trying to boost her popularity for the upcoming elections. It is believed that the Mayor’s wife ordered the local police (that she had corruption ties with) to kidnap the students and later handed them over to the local cartel. It is also believed that she had ties with the cartel. The students were attacked and kidnapped, with no chance to escape. They had nothing to

Like many countries in turmoil, corruption is and has been a big part of Mexico’s political scene, especially with domestic criminal organizations such as the drug cartels. Mexico’s politicians have not only stolen public funds but they have also made complicit agreements with multiple drug cartels. “Mexico ranks No. 123 in Transparency International’s 2016 Corruption Perception Index, 25 spots lower than the year before. Analysts say it's unclear whether corruption has gotten worse or has merely become more visible because of transparency laws, journalists increasingly uncovering graft and social media exposing politicians’ excesses” (Agren, 2017). In recent years there have been multiple Mexican politicians prosecuted and arrested due to their illegal dealings but the cycle just continues with their successors. Take Javier Duarte for example, who was the governor of Veracruz State from 2010 to 2016 and managed to steal $3 billion from public funds meanwhile violence spread throughout the state. The violence was so severe that mass graves with 250 skulls were discovered and at least 17 journalists were murdered during his tenure (Agren, 2017). Additionally, the two former Tamaulipas State governors were both indicted for their involvement in illicit activities. The former governor, Tomás Yarrington, was accused of taking bribes from both the Zetas Cartel and the Gulf Cartel; meanwhile in 2015 his successor, Eugenio Hernández, was indicted in Texas on federal money laundering charges (Agren, 2017).

A few factors for the growth of pandillos in Central America include weak criminal justice systems, geographic, the region’s long history of authoritarianism and conflict, and population displacement and deportation (Bruneau, 154). Bruneau listed weak criminal justice systems as a factor because it makes it difficult to “enforce compliance with the law” (155). Moreover, large portions of the public have viewed law enforcement as the enemy for so long that people need time before they begin to trust and cooperate with members of the criminal justice system (Bruneau, 155). Until that time, gangs and other groups fill the void left by state actors (Bruneau,

The relationships between corruption, power and powerlessness cannot be derived into two equations. These entities cannot be separated nor weighed. Current and past, fictional and nonfictional events have recurred in order to reiterate the dangers of the relationship between power and powerlessness.

The gradual impoverishments of the Central American countries, the few job opportunities, earthquakes and hurricanes disasters, and the violence that is lived for several years at those countries seem to have contributed to the creation of a culture of migration. In different countries there have been networks of people engaged in human trafficking. Migrants say that there is no easiness to contact these networks in any Central American country. When there are resources these networks are accessed to. When there are no resources to pay for a “coyote”(name given to the person trafficking migrants), people do it on their own, using roads and other means such as the train, following other people who also migrate. In that road they face an increased

Over the last twenty years, Peru has seen economic growth, reduction in poverty, and minimal inflation rates. Despite this growth, Peru still faces major challenges: upwards of 25% of its population still lives in poverty, it is one of top producers of illegal cocaine, and there are ongoing social battles over Peru 's natural resources. However, the U.S. has allied with Peru to support anti-narcotics programs and alternative development projects. Also, the U.S. is one of Peru 's most significant investors and trade partners. With this positive, cooperative relationship, our troops will not be perceived as threats in this country (U.S. Department of State, 2013).

The law enforcement role has authority and power in any society, and often that power is combined with the ability to make discretionary decisions that may profoundly affect the lives of the people in the community. With abundant power and authority, the temptation for corruption occurs. Police corruption is one major type of police misconduct, and has been known throughout history. According to Pollock (2012), “police corruption does not occur just in the United States (p. 175). It is well known that in Mexico many officers are corrupt. In Mexico, police officers are induced and even coerced to collaborate with different drug dealers throughout the country (Pollock, 2012). This paper

There is a rising problem plaguing the youth of America, however, according to Michelle Obama, it is not the Cookie Monster or childhood obesity this time around. Moreover, as she stated in a recent presentation at Millwood Elementary School, “it’s the overall lack of such obesity.” Our first lady’s opinion on the matter has made an impressive 180 turn. She cites her change of heart to an issue that is stealing our children away from us faster than someone can eat a McDonald’s small French fry: kidnapping.

It is impossible to think of the modern history of Colombia without images of drug warlords, impoverished citizens, and corruption coming to mind. The history of Medellin, Colombia perfectly embodies this narrative. Once known as the “City of Everlasting Spring” due to its beautiful climate and landscape, Medellin was plunged into decades of terror in the 1980s when Pablo Escobar and the Medellin drug cartel rose to power. As Escobar led his campaign of violence and narco-trafficking, recruiting an army of adolescent assassins, Medellin became the most violent city in the world, with nearly 400 homicides per 100,000 people in the early 1990s. Impoverished children in the barrios of Medellin found themselves forced into lives of crime. Even the death of Pablo Escobar in 1993, while symbolic, did little to slow the tide of war, as the pendulum was already set in motion. When one criminal organization fell, another rose to take its place. As recently as 2002 the government was forced to deploy helicopter gunships and soldiers in the barrios in an effort to regain some semblance of control. “To put it in a word: fear. Medellin was living in fear”. Sergio Fajardo, mayor of Medellin from 2004-2007, faced the daunting task of revitalizing Medellin. Fajardo conquered endemic violence, corruption, and inequality through extensive planning and the execution of a strategy known as “urban acupuncture”, where he targeted critical areas of the city with architectural projects that serve

Political corruption has existed throughout the ages. It believed to be most prominent in positions of power, because of the role money plays in getting people power. However, over the centuries, corruption has changed so much so as to not match a particular definition of corruption, perpetually growing deceptively harder to find (Ebbe).

Corruption is a complex political, social, and economic anomaly that negatively affects developing and developed countries. It weakens democratic institutions, holds economic development, widening the rich-poor gap and certainly leads to governmental instability. The World Bank definition of corruption states that “…the abuse of public office for private gain”.