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

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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Main Author: Waseem, Zoha (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: London Hurst & Company 2022
In:Year: 2022
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Law Enforcement > Pakistan > Karachi
Police > Pakistan > Karachi
Criminal justice, Administration of > Pakistan > Karachi
True Crime
Social services & welfare, criminology
Karatschi > Polizei
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