Inside an African Police Force

<p>The book discusses police practices in Uganda, which are understood as fluid and reflective of the socio-political,&nbsp;cognitive and discursive contexts within which the Uganda Police Force (UPF) exist. The author was immersed in the UPF&nbsp;both as an ethnographer and a consultant. The book demonstrates how police officers navigate clashes between&nbsp;personal interests and those of the UPF shedding more light on the divergences and convergences between policies in&nbsp;theory and policies in practice. It contributes to the literature on police research, especially to our understanding of&nbsp;policing and the anthropology of the state in Africa. It highlights that the Ugandan police engages in political policing and its role is&nbsp;stretched beyond its legal mandate. The target audience is twofold: first, academics interested in police studies and the&nbsp;undercurrents of interface bureaucracies in Africa. Second, practitioners focused on improving state and police services&nbsp;in African contexts.</p><p></p>