TY - BOOK AU - Francis,David J. TI - Policing in Africa SN - 9780230339477 (hardback) PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - regional security KW - Africa KW - police KW - Police KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Law Enforcement KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions N1 - sip1306 N2 - "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"-- ER -