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A young woman prepares a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony
To involve communities in community policing, structures have also been created at the family and ‘block’ (30-50 households) level. Every family has a representative (usually the father) who is responsible for resolving disputes in the family, although many people claim the ‘family police’ operate only quite informally in practice. Matters can be passed up from the family level to the Block Conflict Resolving Committee or the Community Police Officer, if necessary. Block Conflict Resolving Committees are responsible for resolving crimes and conflicts at the neighbourhood level. Often traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies, as picture here, are used as forums to discuss disputes amongst community members and issues of local crime.
To read more about community policing in Ethiopia, see ODI's recent case study.
Images ODI/Lisa Denney
A young woman prepares a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony
To involve communities in community policing, structures have also been created at the family and ‘block’ (30-50 households) level. Every family has a representative (usually the father) who is responsible for resolving disputes in the family, although many people claim the ‘family police’ operate only quite informally in practice. Matters can be passed up from the family level to the Block Conflict Resolving Committee or the Community Police Officer, if necessary. Block Conflict Resolving Committees are responsible for resolving crimes and conflicts at the neighbourhood level. Often traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies, as picture here, are used as forums to discuss disputes amongst community members and issues of local crime.
To read more about community policing in Ethiopia, see ODI's recent case study.
Images ODI/Lisa Denney