Security and justice sector development

Effective and responsive security services such as the police are basic components of democratic government and are especially important in fragile, under-developed or conflict-affected countries.

What we do

We work to improve safety, security and access to justice in developing countries such as Kenya and countries emerging from conflict such as Kosovo.

We work on:

• Community safety to help communities solve their security problems.
• Community-based policing to promote responsive and accountable police forces.
• Security sector reform to encourage reforms that promote development and security for ordinary people.

Read a case study about our community safety work in Kosovo

Read a case study about our community-based-policing project in Kenya

 

 

Read our latest report which analyses public attitudes towards community safety and policing across Nepal, Download 'Public safety and policing in Nepal'

  

Reports and briefings

OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform, 2007

Policing in Nepal: a collection of essays, September 2007

Philosophy and principles of community-based policing, January 2007

Community-based policing: example training materials, August 2006

Creating safer communities: Lessons from South Eastern Europe, December 2006 

Find out more

Read more about our work on issues relating to security and justice in the Africa, Asia and Europe pages.

 

Find out how you can support us

 

 

• Small arms and light weapons
• Arms transfer controls
• Conflict-sensitive development
• Security and justice sector development
  • Community-based policing
  • Community safety
  • Security sector reform
• International advocacy
• Training

Contact

Simon Rynn
Security and Justice Sector Development Adviser