Between economy and the state: private security and rule enforcement in Russia
By: Volkov, Vadim.
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ArticlePublisher: 2000Description: p.483-501.Subject(s): Law enforcement - Russia | Police, Private - Russia | Police - Russia | Police
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Politics and SocietySummary: This article explores how the segments of the state police and security organs were transformed into a large private security industry in Russia after 1992. As market reforms were launched, the numbers of private property owners grew dramatically, but the state institutions for the protection of property and dispute settlement were either absent or defunct. This gap was consequently filled with various private institutions, private protection companies and private security services being the major ones. The article studies the context of their emergence, their functions and practices as well as their relations with the state and the criminal sector. - Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 28, Issue no: 4 | Available | AR49210 |
This article explores how the segments of the state police and security organs were transformed into a large private security industry in Russia after 1992. As market reforms were launched, the numbers of private property owners grew dramatically, but the state institutions for the protection of property and dispute settlement were either absent or defunct. This gap was consequently filled with various private institutions, private protection companies and private security services being the major ones. The article studies the context of their emergence, their functions and practices as well as their relations with the state and the criminal sector. - Reproduced
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