Mexican State's Anti-Corruption Plan: Hire Female Traffic Cops Carrie Kahn - NPR.org
go to original September 29, 2013

Dressed in the black and neon orange colors of the new transit police, these women are slated to replace a force of notoriously corrupt traffic cops in Mexico State. (Edith Chapin/NPR)

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In the central State of Mexico, officials are trying a new approach to fight corruption.

Authorities have hired hundreds of women and put them in charge of issuing all traffic violations. They're trying to crack down on the famous mordida, or bribe — a favorite among Mexico's crooked traffic cops.

Authorities say women are more trustworthy and less corrupt than men. But the plan has run into a few snags.

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Will Female Traffic Cops Fix Corruption In Mexico? (Huff Post/UniversalNues)

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