Human rights education as a tool for the reform of the police / Cristina Sganga

Human rights education as a tool for the reform of the police / Cristina Sganga

Bielefeld, Germany: Sowi-Online e.V, 2006

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This article identifies the basic challenges faced by human rights activists when engaging in police reform. It pays particular attention to the role of human rights education in such processes; moreover, it explores what police and policing are meant to be and look like in a society where pluralism, human rights, and the rule of law prevail. Lastly, it outlines the type of training required by modern-democratic models of police functions.

Published in Journal of Social Science Education, 5(2006)1: 72-86.

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