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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Autor principal: Waseem, Zoha (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: London Hurst & Company 2022
En:Año: 2022
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
Law Enforcement > Pakistan > Karachi
Police > Pakistan > Karachi
Criminal justice, Administration of > Pakistan > Karachi
True Crime
Social services & welfare, criminology
Karatschi > Polizei
Parallel Edition:No electrónico
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780197683569
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197663615.001.0001