Will All-Female Traffic Teams Fix Cop Corruption in State of Mexico? Magdalene Perez - MSN News
go to original May 8, 2013

Mexico state's all-female teams a fix for cop corruption: A member of the new all-female transit police force directs traffic in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, a highly populated suburb of Mexico City. (Magdalene Perez/MSN News)

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s most populous state is trying a new tactic to curtail extortion among its infamously corrupt municipal police forces — allowing only women to issue tickets for traffic violations.

The governor of Mexico state, Eruviel Ávila, recently asked 12 of the 18 municipalities around Mexico City to stop issuing traffic tickets until the all-female force is installed.

The municipalities had not been complying with a 2012 law that says only officers on the special female transit teams can issue tickets in Mexico state, which has more than 15 million residents.

The women officers, who wear black jackets with bright orange on the chest and shoulders to help drivers identify them easily, are already working in some parts of the state.

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