One of the phenomena that most plagues Mexican society is corruption, since it disrupts the exercise of the State as an institution in charge of regulating and protecting citizens. It is a practice that affects the different social spheres, fosters impunity and hinders (the effective exercise of the prosecution is not the same as only the procurement) the procurement of justice. Furthermore, it also deteriorates public service and weakens institutions. In general terms, corruption is understood as a poor exercise of the public function, where an official puts personal interest before the social good, acting for his own benefit and violating the law and the obligations that derive from his position or commission. It is an act or omission contrary to law that is carried out with the aim of obtaining personal compensation, even (it is still written with an accent when it substitutes the word yet, therefore, it does have an accent) at the expense of the national (interest) . But this phenomenon, which is very complex, also develops in the interaction between authorities and individuals, which generates a social and systemic network that is not only exhausted in the public service, but is becoming a repeated practice that violates the country. 

It is for these reasons that efforts have been made to combat it and it is also for this reason that the Mexican Journal of Criminal Sciences contributes to the subject.

This issue, focused on corruption, has different articles that affect the understanding of this fact and the multiple mechanisms that have been generated to deal with it. Sandro García Rojas notes the relationship between acts of corruption and money laundering. For the vice president of the National Banking and Securities Commission, all capital illegally obtained from these practices is subject to money laundering mechanisms to hide their origin and give the appearance of legality. Hence, money laundering prevention actions constitute a fundamental axis to combat the phenomenon from the financial framework. For his part, Ricardo Peralta observes how this phenomenon develops in the flow of capital at customs and establishes some alternatives to combat it. Eber Betanzos analyzes the criminal classification of bribery.

We dedicate this number to the memory of Carlos Bonnin Erales, a great public servant committed to transparency and accountability.

Alejandra Silva