Despite a growing body of research on police reform processes, far less attention has been paid to the reasons why some have delivered positive outcomes while others have not. Similarly, there has been scant discussion of the measures that are needed if reforms are to be fully incorporated and sustained over the long-term in policing structures, practices and behaviours.

The Resource Centre for Human Rights-based Policing aimins to help strengthen both the capacity of police services and that of local civil society organisations to ...