Publications

TBI Reports

	The Way of the Gun: Estimating Firearms Traffic Across the U.S.-Mexico Border Topher McDougal, David A. Shirk, Robert Muggah, and John H. Patterson 2013 Kroc School of Peace Studies Professor Topher McDougal recently co-authored a reoprt on cross-border small arms traffic between the United States and Mexico along with Trans-Border Institute Director David Shirk, Igarape Institute Research Director Robert Muggah, and recent Kroc School graduate John Patterson. The report uses a unique approach that is different from other studies previously conducted. The authors are able to estimate a total demand for trafficking across the border, both in terms of firearms and dollar sales for the firearms industry.
	Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and Analysis Through 2012 Cory Molzahn, Octavio Rodriguez Ferreira, and David A. Shirk 2013 This is the fourth annual special report on drug violence in Mexico by the Trans-Border Institute. The authors conduct a comprehensive analysis of available data sources that track drug related killings in Mexico.
	Dos Fronteras: Comparing the Southern Borders of the United States and Mexico Jose Maria Roman and David A. Shirk 2012 The Dos Fronteras Report comparatively analyzes the border regions of San Diego-Tijuana and Spain-Gibraltar and highlights three main issues that manifest very visibly in border regions: migration and immigration policy, trade and economic relations, and security measures.
	Armed With Impunity: Curbing Human Rights Abuses in Mexico Catherine Daly, Kimberly Heinle, and David A. Shirk 2012 This report examines Mexico's current security context, presents original data and analysis on military human rights abuses, and discusses possible remedies to protect against such abuses in the future.
	Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and Analysis Through 2011 Cory Molzahn, Viridiana Rios, and David A. Shirk 2012 This is the third annual special report on drug violence in Mexico by the Trans-Border Institute. The authors conduct a comprehensive analysis of available data sources that track drug related killings in Mexico.
	Accessing Mexico's Judicial Reform: Views of Judges, Prosecutors, and Public Defenders Matthew C. Ingram, Octavio Rodríguez Ferreira, and David A. Shirk 2011 Assessing Judicial Reform in Mexico highlights the findings of a recent Justiciabarómetro survey of 276 judges, prosecutors, and public defenders working in Mexico’s criminal justice system from October to December 2010.
	Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and Analysis Through 2010 Viridiana Ríos and David A. Shirk 2011 This is the second annual special report on drug violence in Mexico by the Trans-Border Institute. The authors conduct a comprehensive analysis of available data sources that track drug related killings in Mexico.
	Justiciabarómetro: Survey of Judges, Prosecutors, and Public Defenders in Nine Mexican States Matthew C. Ingram, Octavio Rodríguez Ferreira, and David A. Shirk 2011 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.
	Justiciabarómetro: Diagnóstico integral de la policía municipal de Ciudad Juárez Marcos Pablo Moloeznik, David A. Shirk, y Maria Eugenia Suárez de Garay 2011 The survey builds on the findings of a similar study conducted one year earlier in Guadalajara, and was implemented for the Justice in Mexico Project by the polling firm Data Opinión Pública y Mercados (DATA-OPM). Focusing on the border city of Ciudad Juárez, adjacent to El Paso, Texas, this study focuses on one of the country’s most important industrial cities and, at the time the survey was implemented, the most violent municipality in Mexico. Spanish Version English Version
	Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and Analysis from 2001-2009 David A. Shirk 2010 This is the first annual special report on drug violence in Mexico by the Trans-Border Institute. The authors conduct a comprehensive analysis of available data sources that track drug related killings in Mexico.
	Judicial Reform in Mexico: Toward a New Criminal Justice System Matthew C. Ingram and David A. Shirk 2010 As stories of crime and violence play out in the headlines, Mexico is in the midst of a major transformation of its judicial sector. Behind the scenes, Mexico has been gradually implementing a series of reforms that advocates hope will dramatically improve public security and the administration of justice over the next decade. Together, these reforms touch virtually all aspects of the judicial sector, including police, prosecutors, public defenders, the courts, and the penitentiary system.
	Justiciabarómetro: Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara Dr. Marcos Pablo Moloeznik, Dr. David A. Shirk, y Dra. Maria Eugenia Suárez de Garay 2009 In December 2009, the Justice in Mexico Project released the results of a groundbreaking survey titled Justiciabarómetro: Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara, which represents the largest independent study of a police force ever published in Mexico.