Secretariat of Public Safety
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The Secretariat of Public Security of Mexico
, also translated as the Secretariat of Public Safety, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Public Safety, is the federal ministry of the Mexican Executive Cabinet
which aims to preserve freedom, order and public peace, and safeguard the integrity and rights of the people, the Assistant Attorney General and Powers of the Union, to prevent the commission of crimes, develop public security policy of the Federal Executive and propose policy on crime, administer the federal prison system, and for the treatment of juvenile offenders, in terms of the powers him by the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration
and other federal laws and regulations, decrees, agreements and orders of the President of the Republic. It has its headquarters in Álvaro Obregón
, Mexico City
.
According to Organic Law of the Federal Civil Service in its 'Article 30a' has an office on the following main functions:
I. Subsecretary Strategy and Police Intelligence;
II. Subsecretary Prevention, Linkage and Human Rights;
III. Subsecretary Federal Prison System;
IV. Subsecretary Assessment and Institutional Development;
V. Major Official;
VI. General Coordination of Legal Affairs;
VII. General Coordination of Mexico Shelf;
VIII. General Directorate of Social Communication;
IX. Directorate General for International Affairs;
X. Directorate General for Coordination and Development of State and Municipal police;
XI. Directorate General of Private Security;
XII. General Crime Prevention;
XIII. DG Entailment and Civic Participation;
XIV. Directorate General of Human Rights;
XV. General Directorate of Standardization and Development Facility;
XVI. General Directorate of Security Transfer of Offenders and Prison;
XVII. Directorate General of Planning and Evaluation;
XVIII. Directorate General of Transparency and Regulatory Improvement;
XIX. General Directorate of Professional Police Career and regulations;
XX. Directorate General of Planning and Budget Organization;
XXI. Directorate General of Human Resources;
XXII. Department of Material Resources and General Services;
XXIII. Directorate General of Public Works and Services;
XXIV. Directorate General of Administrative Systems and
XXV. Decentralized administrative bodies:
a) Federal Police;
b) Executive Secretary of the National System of Public Security;
c) Prevention and Social Rehabilitation and
d) Council of Children.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, also translated as the Secretariat of Public Safety, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Public Safety, is the federal ministry of the Mexican Executive Cabinet
Mexican Executive Cabinet
The cabinet of Mexico is the Executive Cabinet and is a part of the executive branch of the Mexican government. It consists of eighteen Secretaries of State, the head of the federal executive legal office and the Attorney General....
which aims to preserve freedom, order and public peace, and safeguard the integrity and rights of the people, the Assistant Attorney General and Powers of the Union, to prevent the commission of crimes, develop public security policy of the Federal Executive and propose policy on crime, administer the federal prison system, and for the treatment of juvenile offenders, in terms of the powers him by the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration
Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration
The Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration was a decree of the Congress of Mexico that provides the basis for the organization of the federal government of Mexico, both centralized and parastatal...
and other federal laws and regulations, decrees, agreements and orders of the President of the Republic. It has its headquarters in Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón, D.F.
Álvaro Obregón is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It contains a large portion of the south-west part of Mexico City. It had a 2010 census population of 727,034 inhabitants and lies at an elevation of 2,319 m...
, Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
.
Functions
The Secretariat will plan and conduct their activities in accordance with the objectives, strategies and priorities, National Development Plans and the National Program are issued by the Head of the Federal Executive.According to Organic Law of the Federal Civil Service in its 'Article 30a' has an office on the following main functions:
- Develop security policies and propose public policy on crime at the federal level, including the rules, instruments and actions to effectively prevent the commission of crimes.
- To propose Federal Executive measures to ensure consistency of policy between the criminal divisions of the federal public service.
- Chairing the National Council for Public Security.
- At the Council of National Security, policies, actions and strategies of coordination in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice policy for the entire national territory.
- Dealing expeditiously with complaints and citizens' complaints regarding the exercise of its powers.
- Organize, manage, administer and monitor the PFP and to ensure the honest performance of their staff and implement its disciplinary system.
- Safeguard the integrity and heritage of the people, prevent the commission of federal crimes, and to preserve the Freedom, order and public peace.
- Establish a system to collect, analyze, examine and process information for the prevention of crime, using methods that ensure strict adherence to human rightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
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- Run the penalties for federal crimes and to administer the federal prison system, as well as organize and conduct activities to support the released.
Organization
For the study, planning, and dispatching of the matters within its competence, the Secretariat will be composed of the following administrative units and bodies:I. Subsecretary Strategy and Police Intelligence;
II. Subsecretary Prevention, Linkage and Human Rights;
III. Subsecretary Federal Prison System;
IV. Subsecretary Assessment and Institutional Development;
V. Major Official;
VI. General Coordination of Legal Affairs;
VII. General Coordination of Mexico Shelf;
VIII. General Directorate of Social Communication;
IX. Directorate General for International Affairs;
X. Directorate General for Coordination and Development of State and Municipal police;
XI. Directorate General of Private Security;
XII. General Crime Prevention;
XIII. DG Entailment and Civic Participation;
XIV. Directorate General of Human Rights;
XV. General Directorate of Standardization and Development Facility;
XVI. General Directorate of Security Transfer of Offenders and Prison;
XVII. Directorate General of Planning and Evaluation;
XVIII. Directorate General of Transparency and Regulatory Improvement;
XIX. General Directorate of Professional Police Career and regulations;
XX. Directorate General of Planning and Budget Organization;
XXI. Directorate General of Human Resources;
XXII. Department of Material Resources and General Services;
XXIII. Directorate General of Public Works and Services;
XXIV. Directorate General of Administrative Systems and
XXV. Decentralized administrative bodies:
a) Federal Police;
b) Executive Secretary of the National System of Public Security;
c) Prevention and Social Rehabilitation and
d) Council of Children.
List of Secretaries of Public Security of Mexico
- Vicente Fox Quesada administration (2000 - 2006)
- (2000 - 2004): Alejandro Gertz Manero
- (2004 - 2005): Ramón Martín HuertaRamón Martín HuertaRamón Martín Huerta was a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party . He served in Vicente Fox's cabinet as Public Security Secretary.-Personal life:...
- (2005 - 2006): Eduardo Medina Mora
- Felipe Calderón Hinojosa administration (2006 - 2012)
- (2006 - ): Genaro García LunaGenaro García LunaGenaro García Luna is a Mexican politician and engineer. He serves as Secretary of Public Security in the federal cabinet.He holds a B.Sc...
- (2006 - ): Genaro García Luna
See also
- Policia Federal Preventiva
- Condor GroupCondor GroupThe Condor Group is a fleet of helicopters operated by the Mexico City's Federal District Secretariat of Public Security, in command of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the local head of government, Marcelo Ebrard.-History:...