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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 12/05
In Good Company? The Role of Business in Security Sector Reform
Francesco Mancini
October 2005
Abstract
Security sector reform (SSR) focuses on security institutions of a state, namely the military, police, intelligence and criminal justice institutions, in order to make them capable of delivering security to citizens consistent with democratic norms. Despite the promotion of comprehensive SSR frameworks and guidelines, projects overwhelmingly focus on the reform of traditional security institutions (ie military and police training). Strengthening civil oversight and governance of the overall security sector are still marginal activities.
The growing importance and level of activity of SSR has been accompanied by an increase in the outsourcing of reform projects to private sector companies. It is a trend expected to continue; future SSR programmes and projects are more, rather than less, likely to be implemented by private contractors. This rapid increase in outsourcing calls for a dispassionate analysis of the role of the private sector and the benefits and risks associated with their involvement.
