Federal Judicial Police
The Federal Judicial Police (
The jurisdiction of the Federal Judicial Police encompassed the entire nation and was divided into thirteen zones with fifty-two smaller detachment headquarters. Under the coordination of the local federal prosecutor, each zone was headed by a Second Commandant of the Federal Judicial Police, who in turn directs the group chiefs in the outlying detachments. Individuals arrested by the Federal Judicial Police were placed at the disposition of the local federal prosecutor, who appointed subordinate attorneys to assess each case.
One of the smaller law enforcement agencies in Mexico, the Federal Judicial Police tripled in size by increasing from 500 personnel in 1982, to over 1,500 in 1984. In 1988 an assistant
Human rights abuses
During the
See also
- Scotland Yard
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1868)
- United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (1908)
- People's Armed Police of China (1982)
References
- ^ "Mexican Cartels and Their Integration". www.customscorruption.com.
- ^ "Mexico: Reports of the Federal Judicial Police (PJF) detaining and torturing members of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) (1994 to March 2001)". www.refworld.org.