[PDF] Authoritarian Police In Democracy eBook

Author : Yanilda María González
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 29,50 MB
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108900380

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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 and rule of law. This book examines the persistence of authoritarian policing in Latin America to explain why police violence and malfeasance remain pervasive decades after democratization. It also examines the conditions under which reform can occur. Drawing on rich comparative analysis and evidence from Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, the book opens up the 'black box' of police bureaucracies to show how police forces exert power and cultivate relationships with politicians, as well as how social inequality impedes change. González shows that authoritarian policing persists not in spite of democracy but in part because of democratic processes and public demand. When societal preferences over the distribution of security and coercion are fragmented along existing social cleavages, politicians possess few incentives to enact reform.

Author : Yanilda María González
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 18,39 MB
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108830390

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Explains the persistence of violent, unaccountable policing in democratic contexts.

Author : Liqun Cao
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 17,18 MB
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1135916497

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The police in Taiwan played a critical role in the largely peaceful transition from an authoritarian regime to a democracy. While the temptation to intervene in domestic politics was great, the top-down pressure to maintain a neutral standing facilitated an orderly regime change. This is the first monograph to examine the role of the police as a linkage between the state and civil society during the democratic transition and the role of the police in contemporary Taiwan. Starting with a brief history of Taiwan, this book examines the development of policing in Taiwan from a comparative, environmental, historical, operational, philosophical and political perspective; considers the role of the police in the democratic transition; and draws comparisons between police cultures in the East and in the West – both now and in the past. Taiwan operates as a modern country within an East Asian culture and this book shows that Taiwan’s move towards democracy may have political ramifications for the rest of the nations in the area. Including references to literature on policing in China and the U.S, this book about Taiwan police may serve as a springboard for academics and students to learn about similar cultures in this important area of the world. Policing in Taiwan will be of interest to academics and students who are engaged in the study of criminology, criminal justice, policing studies and Asian studies, as well as the general reader.

Author : Weitseng Chen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 15,43 MB
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1108496687

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Provides an intra-Asia comparative perspective of authoritarian legality, with a focus on formation, development, transition and post-transition stages.

Author : Michael D. Reisig
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 29,18 MB
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0199843899

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The police are perhaps the most visible representation of government. They are charged with what has been characterized as an "impossible" mandate -- control and prevent crime, keep the peace, provide public services -- and do so within the constraints of democratic principles. The police are trusted to use deadly force when it is called for and are allowed access to our homes in cases of emergency. In fact, police departments are one of the few government agencies that can be mobilized by a simple phone call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are ubiquitous within our society, but their actions are often not well understood. The Oxford Handbook of Police and Policing brings together research on the development and operation of policing in the United States and elsewhere. Accomplished policing researchers Michael D. Reisig and Robert J. Kane have assembled a cast of renowned scholars to provide an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the institution of policing. The different sections of the Handbook explore policing contexts, strategies, authority, and issues relating to race and ethnicity. The Handbook also includes reviews of the research methodologies used by policing scholars and considerations of the factors that will ultimately shape the future of policing, thus providing persuasive insights into why and how policing has developed, what it is today, and what to expect in the future. Aimed at a wide audience of scholars and students in criminology and criminal justice, as well as police professionals, the Handbook serves as the definitive resource for information on this important institution.

Author : Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 39,96 MB
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1107139848

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This book explores the secret police organizations of East Asian dictators: their origins, operations, and effects on ordinary citizens' lives.

Author : Karen E. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 2001-09-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780521009300

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Democratic citizenship possible: MERVYN FROST

Author : Samuel Issacharoff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 45,64 MB
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107038707

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This book examines how constitutional courts can support weak democratic states in the wake of societal division and authoritarian regimes.

Author : Katherine Hite
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 17,39 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN :

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Among the challenges for democracies in Latin America and Southern Europe are weakened political parties, politicized militaries, compromised judiciaries, corrupt police forces and widespread citizen distrust. These essays offer an examination of the political structures and institutions bequeathed by authoritarian regimes.

Author : Tom Ginsburg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,59 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107047668

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This volume explores the form and function of constitutions in countries without the fully articulated institutions of limited government.