@article{2017:aguja:who_is_pol,
title = {Who is Policing the Police? – The Role of Parliament in Police Governance in Asia and Europe},
year = {2017},
note = {The objective of this article is to explore the role of parliament in
police governance in selected countries in Asia and Europe, including
Belgium, Germany, India, Indonesia, the Netherlands, the Philippines,
Thailand and the United Kingdom. Based on a comparative framework of
analysis, the country case studies demonstrate that parliaments apply
their generic functions to the police, including the legislative,
budget control and oversight function. Furthermore, parliaments in all
case studies have a dedicated committee or sub-committee dealing with
police affairs, endowed with subpoena and contempt powers to compel
government and police officers to appear before committee meetings and
to submit required documents. In addition, for police to be fully
accountable, parliaments have legislated and set up independent
oversight bodies, including independent police complaints bodies,
ombudspersons and national human rights institutions as well as
anti-corruption/financial audit bodies and data-protection
commissioners.},
journal = {S&F Sicherheit und Frieden},
pages = {72--78},
author = {Aguja, Mario J. and Born, Hans},
volume = {35},
number = {2}
}