| ID | 075025 |
| Title Proper | Company we keep |
| Other Title Information | private contractors in Jamaica |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mancini, Francesco |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Private companies play an increasingly important role in security sector reform (SSR). Bilateral donors and multilateral organisations are making use of the services of contractors to conceptualise and implement reforms to institutions that provide public security. The rapid increase in the outsourcing of SSR and the belief that the private sector's role in SSR will continue to expand in the future calls for a dispassionate analysis and debate on the role of the contractors and the benefits and risks outsourcing entails. This article investigates the role of one particular subset of contractors involved in SSR - management consultants - taking as a case study the work of Atos Consulting, subcontracted by the UK Department for International Development, in reforming the Jamaican police. |
| `In' analytical Note | Civil Wars Vol. 8, No. 2; Jun 2006: p231-250 |
| Journal Source | Civil Wars Vol: 8 No 2 |
| Key Words | Jamaica ; Police Reforms ; Private Companies ; Security Sector Reform |