translated from Spanish: Majority supports armed forces for security

eight of every 10 Mexicans felt that it is up to the army and Navy to carry out actions of fight against organized crime, and also noted that both institutions should continue with the tasks of patrolling in the streets and roads of the country.
According to the telephone survey, “Armed forces”, undertaken by the Centre for social studies and Opinion public (CESOP) of the Chamber of Deputies, 74% of respondents described as “useful” work of patrolling of these federal agencies in the fighting organized crime and insecurity in the country.
The study of the CESOP indicates that this 74% of respondents supported the creation of a law that provides a legal framework for action to the Secretariat of national defense (Sedena) and the Navy, for tasks in the fight against organized crime, which currently compete at the Police Corps. Only 21% was in disagreement.
59% of people, moreover, agreed that the militarization of the country can solve the problems of security, and 74% said that if these institutions are in charge of prisons and federal centers of Social rehabilitation (Ceferesos), they decrease the cases of extortion and there would be more and better controls.
Navy and army, better qualified institutions of the CESOP poll identified that you between the institutions carrying out security duties in the country, the army and Navy are the best qualified.
Nine of every 10 rated the work of the Secretary of Navy (Semar) as good, or very good, while 8 out of ten were evaluated in the same way to the Mexican army.
About the Federal Police, six of every 10 qualified as good or very good work.
On the performance of the municipal police forces, only 4 of every 10 saw these as good or very good.
The public ministries of the country were rated as good by 50% of respondents, while the positive view of the work of the judges was 54%.
Faced with the question of what should be the works that carries the army, 54% of respondents answered that the fight against organized crime; 18% said that to implement programmes in cases of natural disasters, and 22% answered that it is working for national security.
Only 6% of respondents believed that the army should be civic and social actions.
In the case of the Secretary of Navy, 49% felt that they should participate in the fight against organized crime, 18% who would have to implement the Plan DNIII for support in cases of natural disasters, and 27% which should support in national security work. 6% felt that it should be civic and social actions.
In addition, 12% of respondents said that, so far, the performance that the army has had in the fight against organized crime has been excellent; 42% which was good; 35% that has been regular; 8% it rated it as bad, and 3% considered it bad.
Performance that has had on the same subject, the Secretary of Navy, 14% was considered to you have been excellent; 47% which has been good; 33% that has been regular; 6% it believed that it was bad, and 1% rated it as bad.

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