Effects of political patronage upon police practices and police reforms during democratisation in Thailand in the period of 1992–2006

In many new democracies, the police continue to be a political tool of the ruling elites, and governments are reluctant to reform the police to be a democratic police force. This article examines why these problems occur by analyzing how the police relate to ruling elites and how this relationship a...

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1. VerfasserIn: Wong, Kai Shing (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Policing and society
Jahr: 2023, Band: 33, Heft: 1, Seiten: 81-95
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