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A New International Engagement Strategy for Bosnia
Authors:
No Named Author;
This is not the time to begin disengagement: Bosnia remains unready for unguided ownership of its own future – ethnic nationalism remains too strong – and 2007 promises new tensions with the approach of the Kosovo status decision. more...
Keywords:
Armed Conflict;
Defence Reform;
Judicial Reform;
Police Reform;
Reconstruction;
Countries:
Bosnia and Herzegovina ;
Regions:
South East Europe;
A WISER PEACE: AN ACTION STRATEGY FOR A POST-CONFLICT IRAQ
Authors:
No Named Author;
A Wiser Peace drew extensively on the excellent work of the Post-Conflict
Reconstruction Project, a collaboration between the Center for Strategic and
International Studies (CSIS) and the Association of the United States Army (AUSA).
Its more...
Keywords:
Peacebuilding;
Police Reform;
Post-Conflict;
Countries:
Iraq ;
Regions:
Middle East;
Activistas de Derechos Humanos a cargo de la Seguridad Y el Orden en el Peru: Reflexiones sobre una experiencia inedita en la region
Authors:
Carlos Iglesias;
Susana de la Puente;
Gino Santolalla;
Miguel Barron;
This book brings us the experiences of the transition period in Peru after the fall of the Fujimori and Montesinos regime in November 2000. The transitional government established at the time, included many personalities from the more...
Keywords:
Human Rights;
Law and Order;
Police Reform;
Government;
Transitional Societies;
Corruption;
Countries:
Peru ;
Regions:
Latin America;
South America;
Afghanistan - Police Reform Essential for the Protection of Human Rights
Authors:
No Named Author;
Afghanistan has been devastated by over 23 years of armed conflict. Civil society is fragile, and the lives of all Afghan people have been affected by many years of war. The only way to make a break from the past, a time when human more...
Keywords:
Policing;
Police Reform;
Rule of Law;
Human Rights;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Regions:
Central Asia;
Afghanistan’s Police - The Weak Link in Security Sector Reform
Authors:
No Named Author;
In seven years, the Afghan National Police forces have grown to 68,000 • personnel, with
a target end strength of 86,000. The ANP includes the uniformed police force, which is
responsible for general police duties, and specialized more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Policing;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Regions:
Central Asia;
African Security via Police, Justice and Intelligence Reform
Authors:
Wilfried Scharf;
This paper seeks to contextualise the current state of the justice systems in Africa in the globalising era and to draw on existing reform/transformation initiatives in select countries to point the direction in which most transformation more...
Keywords:
Judicial Reform;
Intelligence;
Police Reform;
Reform;
Transformation;
Judiciary;
Regions:
Africa;
After Intervention: Public Security Management in Post-Conflict Societies From Intervention to Sustainable Local Ownership
Authors:
Robin Luckham;
Gordon Peake;
Edward Rees;
Eric Scheye;
Eirin Mobekk;
Souren Seraydarian;
Kurt W. Basseuner;
Agnes Hurwitz;
Marc Falcoff;
Oliver Fox;
Annika Hansen;
The transition from interventionist (military) peace-keeping to local (civilian) ownership of public security management is a severe challenge for most peace-keeping operations and their civilian administrators and is a reason for more...
Keywords:
Lessons Learned;
Local Ownership;
Management;
Peace Support Operations;
Police Reform;
Post-Conflict;
public security;
Rule of Law;
Security Sector;
Transitional Justice;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Bosnia and Herzegovina ;
Iraq ;
Kosovo;
Poland;
Regions:
Middle East;
South East Europe;
Central Asia;
Global;
Agents, Surveillance And Investigations
Authors:
Major General Mahgoub Hassan Saad;
The profession of the police and its duties are well known. This training guide is written from an Islamic point of view. Crime control is no longer limited to the police only, as many executive and legislative bodies, as well as more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Policing;
Crime;
Bangladesh: Getting Police Reform on Track
Authors:
No Named Author;
After decades of misuse and neglect, Bangladesh’s police are a source of instability and fear rather than a key component of a democratic society. Human rights abuses are endemic and almost all Bangladeshis who interact with the police more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Policing;
Policing (sector);
Countries:
Bangladesh ;
Regions:
South Asia;
Bosnia's Stalled Police Reform: No Progress, No EU
Authors:
No Named Author;
The international strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina risks derailment. It consists entirely of preparing the country for eventual European Union (EU) membership in the hope that integration processes will overcome ethno-political more...
Keywords:
European Union;
Police Reform;
Reconstruction;
Regional Integration;
Countries:
Bosnia and Herzegovina ;
Regions:
South East Europe;
Bridging the Public Security Gap
Authors:
No Named Author;
This USIPeace Briefing explores the impetus behind the dramatic growth in the use of stability police and the central role of the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) in meeting international demand for this essential more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Policing;
Policing (community);
Stability;
Regions:
Global;
Building a new civilian Police force in El Salvador
Authors:
William Stanley;
Charles T Call;
This chapter focus on the process of rebuilding anew police force in El-Salvador. The author argues tht from promising beginnings, the El Salvador police project developed into a cautionary tale about the crucial importance of political more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Policing;
Training;
Crime;
Transitional Societies;
Human Rights;
Accountability;
Countries:
El Salvador ;
Regions:
Central America;
Latin America;
Building Communities, Beating Crime - Building Communities, Beating Crime - A better police service for the 21st century
Authors:
No Named Author;
This Home Office paper, published in 2004, sets out a clear direction as we move into the second phase of a reform programme which has produced real results, to deliver community policing for today’s world and face the new challenges more...
Keywords:
Crime;
Police Reform;
Policing;
Policing (community);
Policing (sector);
Countries:
United Kingdom ;
Regions:
Global;
Western Europe;
European Union ;
Building New Police Forces in El Salvador and Guatemala: Learning and Counter-Learning
Authors:
No Named Author;
William Stanley;
The author argues that problems observed in both police reform projects cannot be reduced simply to tensions between far-sightedness and expediency. Forming new civilian police forces logically generates political opposition in societies more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Policing;
Criminal Violence;
Corruption;
Civilian Control;
Political Transition;
Post-Conflict;
Transitional Societies;
Peacebuilding;
Countries:
El Salvador ;
Guatemala ;
Regions:
Central America;
Latin America;
Building Respect for the Badge:The management of the use of force by police
Authors:
No Named Author;
In day-to-day policing, police members encounter many situations where there is the potential they will be required to use force. In some of these situations their ability to use force properly may make the difference between whether more...
Keywords:
Fragile State;
Police Reform;
Policing;
Policing (community);
Policing (sector);
Countries:
South Africa ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
Burundi: Professionalizing Police
Authors:
No Named Author;
More than seven years after the signing of the Arusha Peace Accords, the Burundi police does not meet expectations because its personnel is not integrated and it lacks effective accountability mechanisms.
Keywords:
Access to Justice;
Police Reform;
Policing;
Policing (sector);
Countries:
Burundi ;
Regions:
African Great Lakes;
Central Asia: The Politics of Police Reform
Authors:
No Named Author;
Unlike in many developing countries, the military in Central Asian states plays a more limited role in everyday political life than the interior ministries. Police forces in the region are much more powerful than the militaries and more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Military;
Judicial Reform;
Penal Reform;
International Community;
Countries:
Kyrgyzstan ;
Uzbekistan ;
Regions:
Central Asia;
Caucasus Region;
Challenges in Police Reform: Promoting Effectiveness and Accountability
Authors:
Charles Call;
This report comes as part of the International Peace Academy's (IPA's) 'From Promise to Practice: Strengthening the UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict'. Its purpose is to contribute to the ongoing development of more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Accountability;
Effectiveness;
Policing;
Justice;
Rule of Law;
Security Sector Reform;
Border Police;
Reform;
Countries:
Kosovo;
East Timor;
Iraq ;
Afghanistan;
Regions:
South East Europe;
Central Asia;
East Asia;
Middle East;
Southeast Asia;
Challenges to Police Reform in Indonesia
Authors:
No Named Author;
Police reform is a process and a massive account may take 20 years. Under a police reform law passed in 2001 the police no longer are part of the armed forces but report directly to the president under a national chief who is regarded more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Countries:
Indonesia ;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
Asia;
Challenging the Warlord Culture: Security Sector Reform in Post-Taliban Afghanistan
Authors:
Mark Sedra;
The paper sets out to discuss how the security sector can be reformed to curtail the power and influence of the Afghan warlords and challenge the underlying culture of warlordism in Afghan society.
Keywords:
Security Sector Reform;
Warlords;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Police Reform;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Regions:
Central Asia;
Civil Control over Security Sector: The Ukrainian case
Authors:
Oleksiy Poltorakov;
This paper examines the transition of the security structures following the formation of the Ukraine and its breakaway from the USSR. The survey concentrates on the challenges related to controlling the activities of the Army and more...
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Policing;
Security Sector Transformation (SST);
Security System Reform;
Countries:
Ukraine ;
Regions:
Central and Eastern Europe;
Civilian Police Issues in Peacekeeping
Authors:
No Named Author;
As part of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the UN Civilian Police Division was set up in October 2000 with a staff of experienced police officers from contributing countries. The Division is mandated to plan and support more...
Keywords:
Peacekeeping;
Police Reform;
Policing;
Policing (sector);
Regions:
Global;
Commonwealth Police Watch
Authors:
No Named Author;
The 'Commonwealth Police Watch' in this second edition reflects on some of the practices, initiatives and histories attached to the police forces around the Commonwealth.
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Policing;
Regions:
Global;
Community Based Policing
Authors:
Graham Mathias;
Power point slides from Saferworld presentation
Keywords:
Police Reform;
Policing;
Policing (community);
Policing (sector);
Policy Development;
Regions:
Global;
Community Policing and Police Reform in Latin America: What is the impact?
Authors:
Hugo Fruhling;
The Peace agreements signed in El Salvador and Guatemala between the government and the armed opposition, in 1991 and 1996 respectively, paved the way for two of the most recent and most comprehensive efforts in Police Reform within more...
Keywords:
Peace Accords;
Police Reform;
Policing;
Policing (community);
Judicial Reform;
Justice;
Countries:
Guatemala ;
El Salvador ;
Regions:
Latin America;
Central America;