Citizen’s safety and community police in the context of social and political change

The article illustrates, from a systemic perspective, the rol of the national police force in Ecuador in the dynamics of citizen’s safety. Likewise, it analyses the convergence between the political management models for public safety and citizenship of local governments and Ecuador’s national gover...

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Autor principal: García Gallegos, Bertha
Formato: Revistas
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador) 2013
Acceso en línea:https://universitas.ups.edu.ec/index.php/universitas/article/view/19.2013.02
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Sumario:The article illustrates, from a systemic perspective, the rol of the national police force in Ecuador in the dynamics of citizen’s safety. Likewise, it analyses the convergence between the political management models for public safety and citizenship of local governments and Ecuador’s national government with the purpose of registering the contributions of the police force institution to the concept and practice of Communitarian Police and the trust-building process in the community.