Justiciabarómetro: Survey of Judges, Prosecutors, and Public Defenders

The Justiciabarómetro survey is a ground-breaking study of Mexican judges, prosecutors, and public defenders working in the country’s criminal justice system. The survey examines respondents’ demographic profile, professional background, and attitudes toward a wide variety of issues pertaining to the administration of justice in Mexico. This full report provides an overview of the survey’s findings on a range of questions, from gender and family status to professional bar membership and the efficacy of the criminal justice system. Above all, the study helps to identify areas of concern regarding recent efforts to reform the Mexican criminal justice system. The survey was conducted through the professional polling firm Data y Opinión Pública y Mercados (DATA-OPM), which made over 2,800 telephone calls made from October to December 2010 to the 1,098 sitting judges, prosecutors, and public defenders identified in all nine states, achieving an overall response rate of 276 completed interviews (22.4%). (Read More)