This book challenges the conventional wisdom of international policing in transitional societies which seeks to strengthen the state police. It builds on a growing body of literature on the pluralization of policing in Western democracies and transitional states which contends that the state police is merely one security provider in a complex policing landscape. Through a case study of Kosovo, this book proposes possible forms of plural policing and the relationship between state-builders and non-state policing agents such as private security companies, gangs and Kanun-based policing systems.

The book provides insights in the field of (plural) policing in transitional societies and overall policing strategies used by the international community in Kosovo.
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Jelle Janssens (1981) is a criminologist (2005), holds a master in Public Management (2006) and a Ph.D. in Criminology (2013). He is a researcher at the Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law of the Faculty of Law (Ghent University) and a member of the Institute of International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP). His research interests focus on policing in post-conflict environments, (international) criminal policy and law enforcement, community policing and plural policing.