Security in post-conflict Africa : the role of nonstate policing /

Policing is undergoing rapid change in Africa as a result of democratization, the commercialization of security, conflicts that disrupt policing services, and peace negotiations among former adversaries. These factors combined with the inability of Africa's state police to provide adequate prot...

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Main Author: Baker, Bruce (Bruce Frederick)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2010.
Series:Advances in police theory and practice series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Policing is undergoing rapid change in Africa as a result of democratization, the commercialization of security, conflicts that disrupt policing services, and peace negotiations among former adversaries. These factors combined with the inability of Africa's state police to provide adequate protection have resulted in the continuing popularity of various forms of nonstate policing. Based on six years of field work, Professor Bruce Baker presents his findings on eight African countries in Security in Post Conflict Africa: The Role of Nonstate Policing.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 203 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781420091946
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