ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 2003
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

33576) POLICING POST COMMUNIST SOCIETIES Police-Public Violence, Democratic Policing, and Human Rights, by Niels Uildriks / Piet Van Reenen , Intersentia Antwerp / Oxford / New York 2003 , This book analyses the different problems of transition of post-communist societies towards more democratic forms of government with unique data from both outside and inside the police. Eastern European countries have been involved in a complex transition towards more democratic forms of government. Since the demise of communism, the building up of an independent judiciary and a general reorientation of the police role within society have been key-issues On the basis of three country studies in Russia, Lithuania and Mongolia, this book analyses the present state of policing in a variety of post-communist societies in terms of police-public violence, democratic policing, the rule of law and human rights. It is also complemented by recent comparable and previously unpublished police data for Romania, Bulgaria and Poland. Those studies have been carried out amongst the rank-and-file of the uniform branch in Lithuania and Russia which were commissioned by the Soros Open Society Foundation. They were specifically concerning views and experiences concerning police-public violence and current policing problems in general. A third study was carried in Mongolia amongst criminal investigators, and sought to explore (violent) investigative practices. This book seeks to combine a thorough theoretical analysis with unique empirical data. It analyses the different problems of transition of post-communist societies towards more democratic forms of government with unique data from both outside and inside the police.
očuvano, engleski jezik, tvrd povez, format 16,5 x 24,5 cm, 250 strana