Mapping Police Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11470968
AutoresThierry Nlandu Mayamba (University of Kinshasa, autor correspondente)
Ano2012
Volume43
Fascículo4
Páginas35-48
Data de publicação2012-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoIDS Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436
EditoraInstitute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00333.x
OpenAlexW2146793182
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6

This article examines the roles, responsibilities and interactions between the various formal and informal institutions and stakeholders involved in the management of police services in the DRC. It identifies informal networks that influence decision-making processes and policy implementation. It also identifies gaps and contradictions in the existing legal framework and uses a multidimensional governance approach to understand the complexity of the security sector, the overlap and the interconnectedness between the relevant actors. The study also provides an analysis of interactions between the Congolese population and national and international actors, and the recent efforts to secure police reform. It concludes that the poor coordination between the various actors and institutions involved in the management of security services in the DRC creates a dysfunctional structure characterised by a culture of impunity, with no regard for senior civil servants in charge of coordination

Civil society · Commons · Corporate governance · Democracy · Dysfunctional family · Economics · Human rights · Impunity · Management · Operationalization · Political science · Population · Public relations · Security Sector Reform · Sociology · Healthcare Systems and Practices · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Public Administration