Democratic policing today is a widely used approach to policing not only in Western societies but increasingly around the world. Yet it is rarely defined and it

Democratic policing today is a widely used approach to policing not only in Western societies but increasingly around the world. Yet it is rarely defined and it

Criticises recent police anti-crime measures, arguing that they have increased social inequality. Argues for a new form of democratic policing.

In countries around the world, from the United States to the Philippines to Chile, police forces are at the center of social unrest and debates about democracy

Is it possible to create democratic forms of policing in transitional and developing societies? This volume argues that policing models and practices promoted b