The reform of the police is a crucial factor in ensuring that the transformation of post-Soviet societies into civil, democratic societies is complete. Based on extensive original research, this book shows that unfortunately the police forces of the former Soviet bloc countries continue to be highly centralized and politicized, feared and mistrusted by the public, and seen as routinely corrupt and incapable of responding to the needs of a changing society.

Police Reform in Post-Soviet Societies provides a comprehensive analysis of policing in post-Soviet societies, looking particularly at the obstacles to reform, and discussing the prospects for developing a more democratic policing model.