Policing and politicians: international lessons for managing conflict
Police expert David H Bayley provides a first-hand account of how disagreements between politicians and police commanders have been resolved.
Date: 2016-09-16
Time: 10:30 to 12:30
Venue: Conference room
, ISS Pretoria
, Block C
, Brooklyn Court
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RSVP: Helen Chanda
Phone: +27 12 346 9500
Email: [email protected]
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How should politicians manage police? They need to ensure that officers act in the public interest, but politicians must also avoid the temptation of using police in a partisan manner. This problem is one that every modern democracy must confront.
Drawing on first-hand experience from six democracies, international police expert David H Bayley will describe how frequently disagreements arise between politicians and police commanders, what issues are involved, and how they are resolved.
Copies of his book Governing the Police: Experience in Six Democracies will be available for purchase at the seminar.
Chair: Sean Tait, Director, African Police Civilian Oversight Forum
Speakers:
- David H Bayley, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany
- Dr Andrew Faull, Senior Researcher, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
- Gareth Newham, Head, Governance, Crime and Justice Division, ISS
Picture: Wikimedia Commons
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