Regime Type and Beyond: The Transformation of Police in Asia

Policing is legitimized in different ways in authoritarian and democratic states. In East and Southeast Asia, different regime types to a greater or lesser extent determine the power of the police and their complex relationship with the rule of law. This volume examines the evolution of the police as a key political institution from a historical perspective and offers comparative insights into the potential of democratic policing and conversely the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316517411
• ISBN13: 9781316517413
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"