The militarization of public security in Mexico

Abstract

While in culturally Anglo-Saxon countries the tendency to have military style police has become less and less common, in those of Latin culture it is the opposite. In some cases, there is even a way of understanding security with a parallel approach of the States, operating simultaneously, one of a military nature and one of a civil nature.             On this text we will focus on highlighting the similarities and differences that can be seen between the Spanish Civil Guard, a Hispanic police institution, and the recently created the National Guard of Mexico, this allows for a brief comparative sketch to be presented below as a way to understanding the evolution of this police forces and how public security has been conceived and implemented in both countries.