Ten Years of Implementing Accusatory System Redesigning of the Judicial Organization: A Case Study of State of Oaxaca, Mexico

Cristina R. Espinosa-Rojas, Gerardo A. Carmona-Castillo, Crescencio M. Martínez-Geminiano,
Arturo L. León-de-La-Vega  
(Research and Teaching Department, Judicial School of the H. Superior Court of Justice, State of Oaxaca, México)

Abstract: Case study is presented from exploratory research to address the problem of the functioning from the courts and the administrative staff of the adversarial system in the state of Oaxaca, that little has been investigated. Evidence from other states reveals that inadequate organizational design causes the service to users of the justice administration is provided of lower quality. Reform in the criminal justice system in Mexico includes a transformation in the organizational scheme, which is accompanied by initiatives in equipment and software developments, in addition to infrastructure adjustments. The effectiveness of the judicial unit primarily serves the ideal institutional design, trained personnel, and processing capacity.

In the methodological aspect, with the help of unstructured interviews and the participant observation, as well as the secondary sources information was obtained. The problems of judicial unit had not been treated in recent months, had collapsed administrative processes impacting on criminal matters. Hence the creation of the standing committee on monitoring and evaluation for the consolidation and operation of the adversarial system in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico (CPEySOyCSA), among its purposes is driving strategies according to the organization that would curb inefficiency in staff functions involved in the administration of justice.

Key words: organizational design; courts; judicial management model; accusatory system

JEL codes: M5, M54