“A much-needed contemporary foundation for understanding police reform in Latin America.... The authors’ overarching conceptual framework, extraordinary knowledge of the country case studies, and consistent policy insights together give us both a historical background of reform that will be enduringly useful to scholars [and] a roadmap that highlights roadblocks ahead.” —Mark Ungar, Latin American Politics and Society Police forces in Latin America historically have been regarded as hopelessly corrupt, inefficient, and even abusive. More recently, however, there have been clear signs that police reforms have gained traction in the region—with some notable exceptions. The authors of this book explore the scope of the reforms that have been enacted in a diverse group of countries, their impact on police-society relations, and perhaps most important, how sustainable they are proving to be in the current climate of democratic decline.