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Tag Archives: Pakistan
Community policing not a quick fix in developing countries
A recent study of community police in 6 developing countries failed to find evidence of crime reductions or improved trust in policing, as reported here. The massive study involved community policing efforts in “more than 700 localities and testing them … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, South America
Tagged Brazil, Colombia, Liberia, Pakistan, Philippines, Uganda
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60 years of UN Police
This article notes the 60th anniversary of UN police involvement in peacekeeping operations. Currently there are about 9,000 UN police officers representing nearly 100 countries deployed in 18 peacekeeping operations in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. The … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, South America
Tagged Austria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Timor-Leste
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Progress slow in Pakistan
This commentary by a former Inspector General of Police notes that the public’s view in Pakistan is that “police and policing have not changed over the years” and “it is largely true.” He reviews challenges confronting police in all societies … Continue reading
Looking back at 2019
The World Policing Blog had almost 3,000 visitors in 2019 representing 52 countries. The top post of the year was “Police reforms in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan” posted September 3rd. Wishing our followers a peaceful, enlightened, and Happy New Year in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Pakistan
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Police reforms in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
This article reviews a range of community-oriented, political, institutional, and technical police reforms implemented in recent years in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in Pakistan. The reform effort has demonstrated “strong political will to empower and depoliticize police, and to shift its … Continue reading
Community policing in South Asia
This article reviews a variety of community policing initiatives in South Asia, focusing especially on how information and communication technology (ICT) are utilized in developing countries. It concludes that the approach can lead to “trust-building, and improved police efficiency in reducing crime, … Continue reading
Posted in Asia
Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Using technology to address gender-based violence
This document reports several projects using mobile technology to improve assistance to victims of gender-based violence in conflict and post-conflict settings. In these kinds of situations, “Police are usually neither trusted nor are they able to respond adequately to incidents … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe
Tagged Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzogovina, El Salvador, Kosovo, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Serbia, Somalia
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Terrorism at lowest level since 2002
Global terrorism has been decreasing steadily since 2002. The number of terror attacks decreased 19.8% in 2017, following drops of 9.2% and 11.5% in the preceding two years, according to this article. Terrorism-related deaths declined 24.2% in 2017 following drops … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, USA
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An American in Al-Qa’ida
This article decribes the experiences of the first American foreign fighter to join Al-Qa’ida following the 9/11 attacks. He traveled from Long Island to Pakistan and Afghanistan, completed several training courses, and participated in two failed missions before being captured. … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, North America
Tagged Afghanistan, Belgium, Kuwait, Libya, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UK, USA, Yemen
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Predicting terrorism
This blog post by terrorism expert Brian Jenkins discusses the difficult challenge of predicting attacks. He notes that, outside of conflict zones, terror incidents remain infrequent — in 2015, “74 percent of all fatalities occurred in five countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Middle East
Tagged Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria
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