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Abstract

Public security as a human right must be guaranteed to citizens, collectively and individually, without losing sight of the fact that the security forces that are responsible for maintaining public order must not violate the human rights of citizens, victims and those presumed responsible for committing a crime, taking into account that the members of these police forces are, in turn, citizens as well. The principles of universality, interdependence, progressiveness, indivisibility and, in some legal situations, inalienability govern human rights and public security is also governed by these principles. Regardless of the existence of a variety of concepts of public security, a common element in all of them is the protection of citizens, which requires a rule of law for better social coexistence and individual and collective development. If the authority fulfills its responsibility required by the Mexican Constitution as a guarantor of public security enshrined as a human right, society will be able to enjoy the optimal conditions for its development and, in turn, the rule of law can be guaranteed. In an ideal state of things, if the State grants optimal working conditions to its police forces, they will be able to carry out their functions effectively, which would result in society living in a state of peace.