Zambia Police and the Justice Process of Providing Public Safety

One function of the modern state is to guarantee the safety and well-being of its citizens. Governments are expected to protect them from both external threats (such as invasion and more recently acts of terrorism) and internal threats including the risk of becoming a victim of crime. Components of the justice process have one major goal: provision of public safety.The police are the pivot of the criminal justice system because they are the most visible representatives of civil authority of government typically being responsible for maintaining public order and safety enforcing the law and preventing detecting and investigating criminal activities. This book critically examines how crime training the exercise of powers the country’s political landscape among many other factors influence the justice process in the provision of public safety by the Zambia Police Service.It is hoped that the book would provide additional resource towards enhancing professional policing in Zambia and beyond.