Ecosystem of combating organized crime in Mexico: asymmetries and a reform proposal

Abstract

Organized crime and its various criminal manifestations are currently the main disintegrating force of the Mexican State. However, the legal, administrative, political, and social framework constructed by the Mexican government since the publication of the Federal Law Against Organized Crime has generated processes of over-bureaucratization, increased costs, and governmental inefficiency. This article proposes a reconceptualization of organized crime beyond the mereaggregation of undesirable behaviors, as well as a bureaucratic reorganization to streamline response processes through an integrated approach that encompasses three processes: prevention, reaction, and damage repair.