Establishing policing systems in young democracies is profoundly difficult. It is further complicated by the emergence of the new security agenda, the issues of transnational organised crime and international terrorism, and problems with the rule of law and the role of security services and the military in young democracies. Bringing together scholars from political science, international relations and criminology this book provides an up-to-date focus on the issues raised by policing within developing democracies.

1. Introduction: Policing Developing Democracies Mercedes S. Hinton and Tim Newburn. Europe: 2. Turkey: Progress Towards Democratic Policing? Andrew Goldsmith 3. Policing in the 'New' Russia Adrian Beck and Annette Robertson 4. Policing in Serbia: Negotiating the Transition between Rhetoric and Reform Sonja Stojanovic and Mark Downes. Asia: 5. Policing in South Korea: Struggle, Challenge and Reform Byongook Moon and Merry Morash 6. Democratic Policing in India: Issues and Concerns Arvind Verma 7. Police Reform and Reconstruction in Timor-Leste: A Difficult Do-Over Gordon Peake. South America: 8. Venezuela Christopher Birkbeck and Luis Gerardo Gabaldón 9. The Challenges of Accountability in Democratic Mexico: Who Polices the Police? Diane Davis 10. Police and State Reform in Brazil: Bad Apple or Rotten Barrel? Mercedes S. Hinton. Africa: 11. Policing in Kenya: A Selective Service Alice Hills 12. The Building of the New South African Police Service: The Dynamics of Police Reform in a Changing (and Violent) Country Antony Altbeker 13. Policing Nigeria: Challenges and Reforms Kemi Asiwaju and Otwin Marenin