Chapter
Published:
UN Policing: The Security-Trust Challenge.
Summary:
The demand for UN police is increasing due to the recognition that functioning local police is a central element of the UN exit strategy. UN policing was never easy, but the combination of an increasing deployment of UN operations in the midst of on-going wars, and the steady increase of UN police tasks without adequate increases in resources or training, has made UN policing even more complicated in recent years. Examining both the security and trust role of police in society, Osland argues that the main challenge for UN police in post-conflict situations is to close the security–trust gap. So far, most of the focus has been on the security aspects. The chapter asks whether the UN is set up to achieve both.
- Published year: 2019
- Page count: 344
- Language: Engelsk
- Pages: 191 - 209
Written by
Kari M. Osland
Director