Investigating Corruption in the Afghan Police Force

Instability and Insecurity in Post-conflict Societies
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4473-5466-6
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Based on unprecedented empirical research conducted with lower levels of the Afghan police, this unique study assesses how institutional legacy and external intervention, from countries including the UK and the US, have shaped the structural conditions of corruption in the police force and the state.

Taking a social constructivist approach, the book combines an in-depth analysis of internal political, cultural and economic drivers with references to several regime changes affecting policing and security, from the Soviet occupation and Mujahidin militias to Taliban religious police.

Crossing disciplinary boundaries, Singh offers an invaluable contribution to the literature and to anti-corruption policy in developing and conflict-affected societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Singh, Danny

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Definitions and Typologies of Police Corruption

Preventing Police Corruption

Security Sector Reform, Post-conflict Reconstruction and Police Corruption in Post-conflict States

Political, Economic and Cultural Drivers of Police Corruption

Corruption in Afghanistan: External Intervention and Institutional Legacy

Social Construction of Corruption

Assessing the Drivers of Corruption Within the Afghan Police Force

Prevention Strategies in Afghanistan

Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Singh, Danny
Danny Singh is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Teesside University.