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Mexico made criminal justice reforms in 2008 – they haven't done much to reduce crime

  • Written by Rebecca Janzen, Associate Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina
imageMexican soldiers stand guard near during the arrest of Joaquin Ovidio Guzman in Culiacan, Mexico, in January 2023.Juan Carlos Cruz/AFP via Getty Images

Mexico has waged a long, bloody battle on drugs and crime for decades. But violence there continues to soar.

In one of the latest high-profile incidents, Mexican law enforcement arrested Ovidio...

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