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Policing developing democracies

Hinton, Mercedes S and Newburn, Tim (2008) Policing developing democracies. Routledge, Oxford and New York. ISBN 9780415428484

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Abstract

There are enormous challenges in establishing policing systems in young democracies. Such societies typically have a host of unresolved pressing social, economic and political questions that impinge on policing and the prospects for reform. There are a series of hugely important questions arising in this context, to do with the emergence of the new security agenda, the problems of transnational crime and international terrorism, the rule of law and the role of the police, security services and the military. This is a field that is not only of growing academic interest but is now the focus of a very significant police reform ‘industry’. Development agencies and entrepreneurs are involved around the globe in attempts to establish democratic police reforms in countries with little or no history of such activity. Consequently, there is a growing literature in this field, but as yet no single volume that brings together the central developments. This book gathers together scholars from political science, international relations and criminology to focus on the issues raised by policing within developing democracies examining countries in Eastern Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: http://www.routledge.com/books/Policing-Developing...
Additional Information: © 2008 The authors
Divisions: Law
Social Policy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited: 23 Apr 2009 13:59
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 21:46
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/23748

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