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External Resources

For the more curious mind, these are more resources you can look up to better understand all the concepts our work touches on. They may not be directly under any of our projects but consider them useful for expanding your understanding.

Book Review

Insecure Guardians probes the law enforcement, encounters, and everyday policing in the backdrop of Pakistan's colonial past and its ongoing impact. It specifically scrutinizes the case of Karachi, delving into the intricate dynamics of policing, militarization, and securitization in the city. As the name suggests the book offers a perspective to understand the daily realities faced by city’s vulnerable residents, including both police and community.
Community-based policing in Nicaragua: Do the claims of communitarian, proactive and preventative hold true?

The article demonstrates the abiding significance of the Nicaraguan COP model, and the distinctive nature of its operation. In contrast to prevailing regional trends there is much to learn from policing that emphasizes dialogue with the community over a reliance on technological or strong-arm solutions.
Police, Policing, and the Community: Community Policing in Theory and Practice in Gulu, Uganda

In 2017 the Uganda Police Force (UPF) issued a Strategy for Community Policing (COP). The aim of the strategy is to provide a framework for the operationalisation of COP in the country. COP in Uganda is viewed both as a philosophy and an organisational strategy aiming at promoting new partnerships between the police and the community. This research examines how the UPF applies the COP strategy in Gulu Uganda to create new partnerships between the police and the community as part of the preparation for transforming Gulu into a city in Uganda.
A bird’s-eye view from the field—how a police experts network can be an important link in facilitating sustainable community-oriented policing in post-conflict contexts

Police reform in post-conflict societies is increasingly important in international peace support operations. Post-conflict situations are complex and addressing security and insecurity issues is therefore challenging. This paper addresses issues related to the challenges in implementation of police reform by exploring the perennial question of how police assistance can be better utilised in a sustainable manner in post-conflict contexts.
Patterns of Similarities and Differences in Post-Conflict Community-Oriented Policing—A Matter of Trust

An analysis of Community-Oriented Policing (COP) in 12 post-conflict cases suggests that while the concept of COP holds promise of representing a more sustainable approach to conventional post-conflict police reform, among our cases, there are limited examples of successful COP.
Police Reform and Power in Post Conflict Societies - A Conceptual Map for Analysis

Post-conflict reconstruction and police reform are located in the security-development nexus where global and state power moves towards individuals. This article offers a conceptual map for the analysis of power across contexts through police reform interventions in post conflict societies.