Accountable Policing: Case Studies
Case studies offer detailed accounts of reform efforts in particular countries. They are based on in-depth interviews conducted by ISS researchers with the individuals at the center of reform initiatives, as well as informed observers and consultants. These case studies detail the challenges the reformer faced, the options considered, program design, implementation, obstacles encountered, strategies for success, and reformer reflections.
(Order reflects web posting date)
- Building an Inclusive, Responsive National Police Service: Gender-Sensitive Reform in Liberia, 2005-2011
Focus Area: Getting the News Out/Managing Expectations, Building a Reform Team and Staff, Civil Service, Accountable Policing
Country: Liberia
- Building the Police Service in a Security Vacuum: International Efforts in Kosovo, 1999-2011
Focus Area: Accountable Policing
Country: Kosovo
- Building Strategic Capacity in the Police: Sierra Leone, 1998-2008
Focus Area: Accountable Policing
Country: Sierra Leone
- Building Civilian Police Capacity: Post-Conflict Liberia, 2003-2011
Focus Area: Accountable Policing
Country: Liberia
- Reining in a Rogue Agency: Police Reform in Lesotho, 1997-2010
Focus Area: Accountable Policing
Country: Lesotho
- Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Elections in Northern Ireland, 2005
Focus Area: Reducing Divisive Effects of Competition, Elections, Accountable Policing
Country: Northern Ireland
- Policing Election Day: Vulnerability Mapping in India, 2006-2009
Focus Area: Elections, Accountable Policing
Country: India
- Clearing the Jungle Raj: Bihar State, India, 2005-2009
Focus Area: Accountable Policing
Country: India
- Organizing the Return of Government to Conflict Zones, Colombia, 2004-2009
Focus Area: Getting the News Out/Managing Expectations, Civil Service, Accountable Policing
Country: Colombia
- Enhancing Security to Restore Credibility: Safeguarding Elections in the Philippines, 2008-2010
Focus Area: Reducing Divisive Effects of Competition, Elections, Accountable Policing
Country: Philippines
- Asserting the Presence of the State, One Step at a Time: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2008-2010
Focus Area: City Management, Getting the News Out/Managing Expectations, Accountable Policing
Country: Brazil
- Seizing the Reform Moment: Rebuilding Georgia's Police, 2004-2006
Focus Area: Accountable Policing
Country: Georgia
- Restoring Police Service with a Community Vision: Tanzania, 2006-2009
Focus Area: Building a Reform Team and Staff, Accountable Policing
Country: Tanzania
