Negotiating law, policing and morality in Africa : a handbook for policing in Zimbabwe / Misheck P. Chingozha & Munyaradzi Mawere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chingozha, Misheck P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Zimbabwe.

Law.

Police--Zimbabwe.

Police.

Law enforcement--Zimbabwe.

Law enforcement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The relationship between police and the public in formerly colonised countries of Africa has never been smooth. It is plagued with cliches of suspicion, mistrust, and brutality which are all a result of the legacy of draconian policing in colonial Africa. This colonial hangover has chiefly been an upshot of sluggish switching from the mantra of colonial policing to community progressive policing advocated in democratic societies. This book, the result of five years of ethnographic and library research on the interaction and relationships between police and members of the public in Zimbabwe, is a clarion call for a generative progressive working together between the police and the public for a peaceful and orderly society. While it traces the historical trends and nature of policing in Africa and in particular Zimbabwe, the book demonstrates how law, morality and policing enrich one another. The book offers critical insights in the interpretation of contemporary policing in Zimbabwe with a view to inform and draw lessons for both police and the public. It should be of interest not only to legal anthropologists but also political scientists, members of the public, police instructors, police officers, and students and educators in academic disciplines such as criminal justice, criminology, law, sociology, African studies, and leadership and conflict management.

Contents:

1. Law, policing, and morality : an introduction

2. Pre-colonial criminal justice in Africa, with a focus on Zimbabwe

3. Policing in colonial Africa south of the Sahara : the South African and Zimbabwean experience

4. Policing in post-colonial Africa : a focus on Zimbabwe

5. Criminal justice system in Zimbabwe : the police and citizens' responsibility, accountability and compliance

6. Policing, ethics, and corporate governance : policing in a changing society.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 3, 2016).

ISBN:

9956-762-92-X

OCLC:

929790843