Democratic Policing in Transitional and Developing Countries

by Nathan Pino and Michael D. Wiatrowski

Is it possible to create democratic forms of policing in transitional and developing societies? This volume argues that policing models and practices promoted by the west are often inadequate for adoption by countries making democratic transitions because they do not adequately address issues such as human rights, equity, co-production, accountability, openness and organizational change. Therefore police reform is often limited to a "one size fits...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754647196
• ISBN13: 9780754647195
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages