RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RISE OF DEMOCRATIC POLICING IN TURKEY

This book, as an exploration of the European Union acquis adoption in the Turkish National Police, covers the diffusion of innovations, democratic policing, and historical background check theoretical frameworks of the TNP''s EU reforms after 2003. The research interest was about the decision mechanisms of the TNP towards reforms and the rise of democratic policing in Turkey. The study findings suggested that reforming police agencies should not be a significant problem for determined governments. Human rights violations should not be directly related with the police in any country. The data suggested that democratic policing applications find common application when the democracy gets powerful and police brutality increases when authoritarian governments stay in power. Democratic policing is an excellent tool to improve notion of democracy and to provide legitimacy to governments. However, democratic policing cannot be a tool to bring democracy, but may serve as a support mechanism for it. TNP''s EU reforms are good examples of successful organizational change. Politicians, academmicians, police managers and anyone else who has ineterst in organizational reform may read this book.

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1969 Turkey, earned MSc-Criminal Justice and PhD degrees fromUniversity of North Texas. Ass. Prof. of IR at KahramanmarasSütçü Imam University; Head of Kahramanmaras Governorship EUProjects Coordination Office & Governorship Security Adviser.Researches in organizational change & communication, agencylevel IR, democratic policing and EU Law.

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This book, as an exploration of the European Unionacquis adoption in the Turkish National Police,covers the diffusion of innovations, democraticpolicing, and historical background check theoreticalframeworks of the TNP's EU reforms after 2003. Theresearch interest was about the decision mechanismsof the TNP towards reforms and the rise of democraticpolicing in Turkey. The study findings suggested thatreforming police agencies should not be a significantproblem for determined governments. Human rightsviolations should not be directly related with thepolice in any country. The data suggested thatdemocratic policing applications find commonapplication when the democracy gets powerful andpolice brutality increases when authoritariangovernments stay in power. Democratic policing is anexcellent tool to improve notion of democracy and toprovide legitimacy to governments. However,democratic policing cannot be a tool to bringdemocracy, but may serve as a support mechanism forit. TNP's EU reforms are good examples of successfulorganizational change. Politicians, academmicians,police managers and anyone else who has ineterst inorganizational reform may read this book.