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Policing Is Crucial To How Africans Experience The Freedoms Of Democracy And Determines To A Large Degree The Levels Of Economic Investment They Will Enjoy. Yet It Is A Neglected Area Of Study. Based On Field Research, This Book Reveals The Surprising Variety Of People Involved In Policing Besides The State Police. Indeed Many Africans Are Faced With A Wide Choice Of Public And Private, Legal And Illegal, Effective And Ineffective Policing. Policing In Africa Is Very Much More Than What The Police Do. It Concerns The Activities Of Business Interests, Residential Communities, Cultural Groups, Criminal Organizations, Local Political Figures And Governments. How People Negotiate This Multi-choice Of Policing Options, And The Implications Of This For Government And Donor Security Policy, Is The Subject Of This Book. It Covers Policing In All Its Forms In Sub-saharan Africa, Including Two Case Studies Of Uganda And Sierra Leone. -- From Publisher Description. Introduction -- The Genealogy And Analysis Of Policing -- Conflict, Crime And The Context Of Policing In Africa -- The Historical Path Of Policing In Africa -- Contemporary African Policing -- Who Is Policing Uganda? -- Who Is Poli

Author
Baker, Bruce
Publisher
Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
Published
2007
Language
EN
ISBN
9789171066039
Subjects
Social Science, True Crime, Crime

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