Insecure guardians: enforcement, encounters and everyday policing in post-colonial Karachi

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The police force is one of the most distrusted institutions in Pakistan, notorious for its corruption and brutality. In both colonial and post-colonial contexts, directives to confront security threats have empowered law enforcement agents, while the lack of adequate reform has upheld institutional...

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1. VerfasserIn: Waseem, Zoha (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Hurst & Company 2022
In:Jahr: 2022
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Law Enforcement > Pakistan > Karachi
Police > Pakistan > Karachi
Criminal justice, Administration of > Pakistan > Karachi
True Crime
Social services & welfare, criminology
Karatschi > Polizei
Parallele Ausgabe:Nicht-Elektronisch
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Zusammenfassung:The police force is one of the most distrusted institutions in Pakistan, notorious for its corruption and brutality. In both colonial and post-colonial contexts, directives to confront security threats have empowered law enforcement agents, while the lack of adequate reform has upheld institutional weaknesses. This exploration of policing in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and financial capital, reveals many colonial continuities.
Physische Details:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780197683569
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197663615.001.0001