Police function in Mexico Legal and political panorama of the incorporation of the National Guard to the Ministry of National Defense.

Abstract

This work offers a legal and political outline of the intentions of the Federal Executive in incorporating the National Guard into the Secretariat of National Defense; Likewise, the disagreement on the part of the Legislative Branch regarding such an event, which if the police function had been capitalized from a military conception, would suffer radical changes when carrying them out in practice or in the operational field; It also addresses the legal consequences were the invalidation by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, as it was considered contrary to what is established by Article 21 of the Constitution. Politics of the United Mexican States. Finally, it reflects the idiosyncrasy and spirit of the personnel that make up this paramilitary police corporation, undoubtedly representing an important reference in the mentality of the public servants in charge of providing public security and fighting crime.