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dc.contributor.authorCharley, Joseph P. Chrisen
dc.contributor.authorM'Cormack, Freida Ibidunien
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-06T17:25:39Z
dc.date.available2016-01-06T17:25:39Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.identifier.citationCharley, J., P. C. and M'Cormack, F., I. (2012) A ‘Force for Good’? Police Reform in Post?conflict Sierra Leone. IDS Bulletin 43(4): 49-62en
dc.identifier.issn1759-5436en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/7500
dc.description.abstractThe Sierra Leone Police Force has its origins in British colonial administration. After Independence and with the consolidation of one?party rule the force slid into disrepute. The outbreak of civil conflict in 1991 largely decimated the force but the gradual restoration of peace provided an opportunity for police reform. This article covers the aspects of the political and institutional environment that helped engender change, as well as constraints faced by the reform agenda. It considers how the officers actually carried out the task at hand, and shares lessons as to what reform tactics worked and which were less successful. While several challenges remain, the reform programme has been largely successful, hinging on – among other factors – the appointment of a British Inspector General of Police; the availability of a core of reform?minded officers; long?term external technical and financial assistance; and a conducive political environment for change.en
dc.format.extent14en
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS Bulletin Vol. 43 Nos. 4en
dc.rights.urihttp://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdfen
dc.titleA ‘Force for Good’? Police Reform in Post?conflict Sierra Leoneen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.rights.holder© 2012 The Authors. IDS Bulletin © 2012 Institute of Development Studiesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00334.xen


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