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ABSTRACT:
This paper is an overview of perceptions of crime in Mexico City during the twentieth century. After a brief review of quantitative evidence and the main sources on crime, the paper surveys police and judicial corruption as the common denominator of public perceptions of crime, punishment, and the judiciary. The paper then discusses gender violence and juvenile delinquency as two criminal practices that have characterized the impact of crime in everyday life. Based on a review of evidence about areas of the city commonly associated with crime, the paper concludes with a discussion of the reactions of urban communities and civil society against crime.

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Pablo Piccato, "A Historical Perspective on Crime in Twentieth-Century Mexico City" (May 15, 2003). Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. Project on Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico. Paper piccato.
http://repositories.cdlib.org/usmex/prajm/piccato