Guanajuato: retos en materia de seguridad pública

Abstract

Public security has taken relevance in the public policies that seek to upturn the causes of a phenomenon, and it is here where we find crime prevention. As such, by studying the causes of a phenomenon, observing it in a broader dimension and analyzing its qualitative and quantitative aspects, we can contribute to the creation of public policies that work from the root cause of the problem, not just react to the problem itself. The main goal of the present investigation, which is still in its first steps, is to analyze the possible structural causes which could be related to the increment in criminal rates, trying to find up to what point issues derived from marginalization, which manifest as social cohesion problems, contribute to an increment in delinquency. To carry out the present work, we reviewed the current state of the studies focused on delinquency and crime prevention models in the state of Guanajuato, we then proceeded to study the official statistics offered by the Sistema Nacional del Secretariado Ejecutivo de Seguridad Pública (SESNSP), and Recepción: marzo 30 de 2019 | Modificación: mayo 1 de 2019 | Aprobación: mayo 20 de 2019 DOI: 10.22191/gobernar/vol3/iss4/5 * Estudiante de la Maestría en Gestión, Desarrollo y Gobierno de la Universidad de Guanajuato -México. e.garpatlan@gmail.com