Police Reform – 2004

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Police Reform – 2004

2004

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The PNC continued on a downward spiral as the effects of recruiting most of its members from the former police structures became evident. With endemic corruption, constant turnover in leadership, poor funding and many cases of police abuses, the public did not accept the PNC as a legitimate guarantor of public security.1 In response, the Government established the Commission on Transparency and Corruption.2

  1. “United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala: Report of the Secretary-General,” United Nations General Assembly (A/59/307), August 30, 2004.
  2. “Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Guatemala,” United Nations Economic and Social Council (E/CN.4/2006/10/Add.1), February 1, 2006.