Is it possible to create democratic forms of policing in transitional and developing societies? This volume argues that policing models and practices promoted by the west are often inadequate for adoption by countries making democratic transitions because they do not adequately address issues such as human rights, equity, co-production, accountability, openness and organizational change. Therefore police reform is often limited to a "one size fits all" approach. The book expands the dialogue so that discussions of democratic policing around the world are more realistic, comprehensive and...

This book contributes to contemporary debates on police reform and development and explores the role of civil society groups in policing and police reform efforts in an international context. It draws on numerous academic literatures covering civil society groups, policing, and development; as well as the author's own research in Trinidad and Tobago, Northern Ireland and the United States. Nathan Pino's research has been characterized by the way in which it has merged two areas of inquiry normally treated separately: that of policing and security and development. In his new book, Pino argues...