Melissa Jardine

Women, Police and Security (eBook, ePUB)

Reforming the Afghan National Police

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

As the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power approaches in August 2022, many people are reflecting on the role of the international community in Afghanistan over the last 20 years. This new book provides insights into efforts by the international community to increase women's participation in the male-dominated security sector. Drawing on both face-to-face and online interviews, and other previously unpublished data, Melissa Jardine, PhD. provides in-depth insights into why - despite considerable investment - there was relatively little success in gender-sensitive reforms. Her research identifies how overall international police assistance was often detrimental to women-focused reforms, and that a lack of understanding of the Afghan context resulted in interventions that did not meet the needs of women who were recruited into the Afghan National Police.

Melissa Jardine, PhD. travelled to Afghanistan during the COVID19 pandemic to undertake the research in March 2021. The book consists of the report she prepared for the United Nations which was unpublished due to the advance of the Taliban. The findings are now being revealed for the first time to provide a record of gender-sensitive reforms within the Afghan National Police, and to serve as useful lessons for reforms in other contexts - especially in Islamic or traditional societies. Crucial guidance is offered in relation to the importance of South-to-South sharing of knowledge and practice and prioritising localised input into approaches funded or led by the international community - who are typically from the Global North.

The book will be useful for academics and practitioners with an interest in police reform and gender-responsive changes for police institutions, especially in the Global South, but also for people in 'developed' countries who are working towards increasing diversity among police to better understand the diversity of needs and aspirations among women with different ethnic, cultural or religious backgrounds.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wordzworth Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783242559
• Artikelnr.: 64998196

Autorenporträt

Melissa Jardine, PhD. is a former Australian police officer with a special interest in policing and security across the Asia region. She is a current member of the Strategic Planning Committee for the International Association of Women Police (IAWP). Her PhD explored police culture and socialisation and advocated for greater understanding of variations in policing, especially across the Global South. Dr Jardine has worked as a consultant and advisor for the United Nations, the International Police Organization (INTERPOL), the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association and is an Honorary Fellow at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at The University of Melbourne, Australia. In 2017, Dr Jardine was selected as an Asia 21 Young Leader by the Asia Society through a competitive process which identifies 'dynamic individuals who will impact global affairs over the coming decades'.