Machine generated contents note: pt. I Policing in Transition Societies in Africa -- 1.Introduction: Understanding Policing in Transition Societies in Africa / David J. Francis -- 2.Elusive Gains: Policing and Security Sector Reform in Liberia / Dorina Bekoe -- 3.A Force for Good? Police Reform in Postwar Sierra Leone / John M. Kabia -- 4.Policing Refugees in Fragile States: The Case of Kenya / Kenneth Omeje -- 5.From Repressive to Community Policing in Uganda / Andrew Musiime -- 6.Policing the Post-Colony: Legal Pluralism, Security, and Social Control in The Gambia / Niklas Hultin -- pt. II International Police Reform Capacity Building Partnerships: Lessons from Other Regions -- 7.Guns, Violence, and Fragile Stability: Policing in the Balkans / Brooke Hammer -- 8.Cycles of Police Reform in Latin America / Fiona Macaulay.
Summary
"This wide-ranging collection offers fresh insights into a critical factor in development and politics on the African continent. It has three primary objectives. First, it critically examines and illustrates the centrality of policing in transition societies in Africa. Secondly, it outlines and assesses the emergence and impact of the diversity of state and non-state policing agencies. Finally, it engages with the nature, scope, and diversity of international interventions for police capacity-building in countries emerging from war as part of security sector reform"--
