With remarkable breadth and depth, this cross-disciplinary collection of leading scholars confront global histories, theoretical debates and the pressing political issues relating to policing across the planet today.

Adam Elliott-Cooper, Queen Mary University of London, UK

As law-and-order policies have gained ground across the world, using increasingly brutal means and sophisticated technologies, selectively targeting migrants and minorities, this timely volume offers both historically informed and geographically diverse perspectives on policing on four continents. It is a significant contribution to the understanding of a global issue.

Didier Fassin, Institute for Advanced Study, USA.

'Featuring a range of perspectives on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century colonial policing in both metropoles and (post)colonies, this volume illuminates the state of the field, including critical theory and empirical studies of national police forces. Particularly good at tracing the transnational connections among policing projects in this global colonial context. Worth reading for the opening and closing essays alone, with their excellent framings of historiography and new directions in police studies.'

Micol Seigel, University of Indiana, USA