Comparative Policing: A Brief Analysis of Casual Factors On Crime Rates and Law Enforcement in China, Mexico, and Russia

Abstract

Understanding how laws are adjudicated on a local level can be just as signi$cant as understanding their origins. Crime rates and how they &uctuate relative to policing policies can reveal trends that can be traced back to social, economic, and cultural in&uences. When comparing China, Mexico, and Russia, we $nd that the similarities and dierences can enlighten criminal behavior by contrasting statistics with national identity. When taken into the context of political development, eective policing policy could be extrapolated and identi$ed. To Protect and Serve China, Mexico and Russia are constantly in the mainstream media, with evocative occurrences dominating contemporary discussion. In the United States, reports of police abuse $ll the news cycle consistently. Regardless of how one may feel about each report individually, it is an undeniable symptom