A mayor in the Mexico City district of Nezahualcoyotl is apparently now requiring police officers to read one book every month. (Officers who are only semi-literate will attend reading classes. Tests will be given on the books the officers claim they've read. Those officer who don't do their reading will not be eligible for promotion. From the BBC News:
Mayor (Luis) Sanchez says the reading scheme for his 1,100-strong municipal police force will make them better officers and better people.
The list of recommended titles includes such literary classics as Don Quixote, The Labyrinth of Solitude by Octavio Paz, and, on a lighter note, The Little Prince.
