Guerrero the Plan of Iguala to end the war in 1821. The first government of an independent Mexico divided the country into twelve departments. The territory of modern Guerrero state was divided among the departments of Mexico, Puebla, Michoacán and Oaxaca. The 1824 Constitution made these entities states. In 1823, Nicolás Bravo and Vicente Guerrero petitioned for the creation of a "South State" (Estado del Sur), encompassing the lands that Guerrero had military control over during the war, but without success. However, the federal government did recognize a military district centered on Chilpancingo which Guerrero headed until he became President of
Criminology & Public Policy Criminology & Public Policy Criminology & Public Policy is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering criminology and its implications for public policy. It was established in 2001 and is published three times per year by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Society of Criminology, of which it is an official journal. The Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice holds editorship of the journal, and the current editors-in-chief are William D. Bales (Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice) and Daniel Nagin (Carnegie Mellon University). According to the "Journal Citation Reports", the journal has