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Policing in the Pacific Islands
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posted on 2023-05-22, 08:14 authored by Watson, D, Loene HowesLoene Howes, Dinnen, S, Bull, M, Amin, SNResearch on policing in the Pacific Islands draws from multiple disciplines, reflecting the multifaceted nature of policing in local contexts that neither fit a Western model of statehood nor adopt an analytic position from the global North. This chapter sets the scene for a focused, contextualised and interdisciplinary discussion of policing in Pacific Islands countries and territories. It recognises the need to analyse policing both within the broader context of the global dynamics of policing, crime and (in)security, and within the specific, complex, and diverse countries and territories of the region. The chapter outlines the structure of the book and provides an overview of the chapters that follow
History
Pagination
1-197ISBN
9783031106347Department/School
School of Social SciencesPublisher
Springer ChamPlace of publication
SwitzerlandRights statement
Copyright 2023 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023. This book is an open access publication. This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.Repository Status
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