1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Contents
Introduction -- Background: history of police in Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's police in 2002 -- The changing post-2001 operating environment -- The uncertain impact of external assistance -- Internal organisation and reorganisation -- Recruitment and retention -- The ultimate test of functionality: the paramilitary dimension -- The ambiguous impact of reform -- Provincial dynamics: a case study of Herat -- Conclusion
Summary
This is a study of a police force in a developing country that is also undergoing a bitter internal conflict, further to the post-2001 external intervention in Afghanistan. It discusses the evolution of the country's police through its various stages but focuses in particular on the last decade. The chapters review the ongoing debates over the future shape of Afghanistan's police, but seek primarily to analyse the way Afghanistan is policed relative to its existing social, political, and international constraints
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 23, 2014)
