TY  - BOOK
AU  - Waseem,Zoha
TI  - Insecure guardians: enforcement, encounters and everyday policing in postcolonial Karachi 
T2  - Oxford scholarship online
SN  - 9780197683569
AV  - HV8250.5.K3 
U1  - 363.209549183 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Law enforcement
KW  - Pakistan
KW  - Karachi
KW  - Police
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - True Crime
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Social services & welfare, criminology
KW  - thema
N1  - Also issued in print: 2022; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - The police force is one of the most distrusted institutions in Pakistan, notorious for its corruption and brutality. In both colonial and post-colonial contexts, directives to confront security threats have empowered law enforcement agents, while the lack of adequate reform has upheld institutional weaknesses. This exploration of policing in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and financial capital, reveals many colonial continuities
UR  - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197663615.001.0001
ER  -