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Fragile Future: Youth Insecurities and Their Relations with Police in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Abstract Youth are the backbone of any nation, and they are decisive in its development or destruction. A considerable portion of the population in both Afghanistan and Pakistan consists of youth. This paper discusses the impacts of unemployment, poverty, drug abuse, corruption, conflicts, and extremism on t... view more
Youth are the backbone of any nation, and they are decisive in its development or destruction. A considerable portion of the population in both Afghanistan and Pakistan consists of youth. This paper discusses the impacts of unemployment, poverty, drug abuse, corruption, conflicts, and extremism on the experiences of young people in these countries. Vulnerabilities can become risk factors that, in turn, can increase the likelihood of youth being involved with the police. Although vulnerability and insecurity are common to both young women and men, girls and young women face additional challenges that increase their vulnerability to insecurities, such as gender-based violence. This article details how livelihood and personal insecurities are closely intertwined and further considers how these insecurities involve the police in one way or another. It argues that local community-oriented police initiatives and civil society organisation contributions can increase cooperation between youth and law enforcement agencies in addressing these challenges in a collaborative and trustful manner.... view less
Keywords
adolescent; Afghanistan; Pakistan; unemployment; poverty; drug abuse; corruption; violence; gender-specific factors; marginality; exclusion; human security; police; South Asia
Classification
Social Problems
Free Keywords
CSO initiatives towards youth and human security drug abuse; Youth insecurities; community-oriented policing (COP) initiatives towards youth
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 179-204
Journal
Journal of Human Security, 16 (2020) 2
Issue topic
Community-oriented policing after conflict - emerging evidence
ISSN
1835-3800
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed