Sierra Leone : a country review of crime and criminal justice, 2008 / African Human Security Initiative.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

African Human Security Initiative.

Series:

ISS monograph series ; no.160.

ISS monograph series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--Sierra Leone.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminal procedure--Sierra Leone.

Criminal procedure.

Human rights--Sierra Leone.

Human rights.

Justices of the peace--Sierra Leone.

Justices of the peace.

Sierra Leone.

Physical Description:

xix, 132 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa : Institute for Security Studies, 2009.

Summary:

Sierra Leone provides an interesting case study on the assessment of crime and the criminal justice system. As a country in transition from one-party authoritarianism and 11 years of a fratricidal war, there are serious implications for crime and the functioning of the criminal justice system. State repression, ineffective security and a justice system that has gone through eras of military and single-party dictatorships raise grave concerns about the capacity of the state to ensure the security of citizens and to guarantee the administration of fair and impartial justice. The collapse of the Sierra Leone crime and justice system was emblematic of the failure of the state in its entirety.

Notes:

"May 2009."

This monograph was made possible by funding from the Department for International Development (DFID).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781920114725

1920114726

OCLC:

426138657