Globalization, Police Reform and Development: Doing It the Western Way?

This volume presents a unique examination of Western-led police reform efforts by theoretically linking neoliberal globalization, police reform and development. The authors present seven country case studies based on this theoretical and conceptual approach and assess the prospects for successful police reform in a global context.

Author: G. Ellison,N. Pino
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/01/2012
Pages: 258
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9781349369010

About the Author
GRAHAM ELLISON is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Queen's University, Belfast, UK. He is the co-author (with Jim Smyth) of The Crowned Harp: Policing Northern Ireland.

NATHAN W. PINO is Professor of the Department of Sociology at Texas State University in San Marcos, USA. He is co-editor (with Michael Wiatrowski) of Democratic Policing in Transitional and Developing Countries.