Botswana

Structure of Oversight Mechanisms for the Accountability for the Botswana Police Force

Constitution of Botswana, 1966 (amendments made)
Botswana Police Act, 1987			Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, 1996	Office of the Auditor General		Ombudsman Act, 1995
Police Commissioner   Police Council   Internal Disciplinary System
Botswana Police Service						Office of the Ombudsman

Sources:

• Berg, J. (2005) Police Accountability in Southern African Commonwealth Countries. Institute of Criminology, UCT. (The paper outlines the limitations of some of these oversight structures in Botswana.) Download

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