Liberia's Gender-Sensitive Police Reform: Starting from Scratch? Improving Representation and Responsiveness

Laura M. Bacon

No wp-2013-114, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: After its 14-year civil war, Liberia worked with multiple donors and partners to restore security. This paper explores the Liberia National Police's innovative efforts to create a more gender-sensitive police service and describes the international and domestic support it received in doing so. In particular, the paper analyses Liberia National Police's efforts to (1) recruit female police officers and (2) train a specialized unit to address gender-related crimes.

Keywords: Bureaucracy; Crime; Economic assistance and foreign aid; Economic development projects; Justice; Administration of; Women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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