Community policing in a post-conflict society: a case study of post -genocide Rwanda
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Date
2005-10Author
Mugambage, Frank
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This is a study of community policing in a post conflict society based on the case
of Rwanda in the aftermath of the genocide.
The study sought to investigate the conditions that led to the adoption of
community policing approach in Rwanda and the process of implementing the program.
The study also evaluated the effectiveness of community policing model in resolving the
security problems of the day.
The study has established that indeed community policing as applied in Rwanda
has registered significant successes in dealing with unique problems such as insurgency
which would have proved insurmountable if contemporary approaches had been applied.
It was also established that a holistic approach to seeking solutions to security
problems, being proactive and adopting community solutions proved more effective than
the bureaucratic approaches. Community policing approach provided solutions to
complex problems such as the delivering of justice to the large numbers of perpetrators of
genocide and hence providing a foundation for state reconstruction.
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Masters thesis University of Nairobi 2005Publisher
University of Nairobi Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies