Building relational peace: police-community relations in post-accord Colombia

As an important pillar of building sustainable peace after protracted violent conflict, security sector reform (SSR) has the objective to prepare state security actors, who often have been active conflict participants, for work within the frameworks of democracy, adherence to human and civil rights,...

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Authors: Nilsson, Manuela (Author) ; Jonsson, Cecilia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Policing and society
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 5, Pages: 518-536
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