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present some constraints on the process (Marenin, 2000; Das, 2000; Kratcoski, 2000;
Stone & Ward, 2000).
However, this is not to say that the applications indicated above and used as
variables of democratic policing are totally acceptable or inarguable. They, too, have
their limitations. For example, in regards to the centralization / decentralization issue, if
the regime character and police structure are kept conceptually distinct, then
decentralization can become compatible with repressive rule. Furthermore local
governments are not necessarily less authoritarian than centralized governments. Bayley
argued outright that police structures should not be read as a symptom of governmental
character. Identical command structures can accommodate regimes of vastly different
types. Nevertheless, the structures of policing, such as centralization, and internal and
external control systems do affect the character of the regime (Bayley, 1985; Skolnick,
1966; Stone & Ward, 2000; Bracey, 2002). Accordingly, it is assumed that a positive
correlation, in fact an inter-correlation, exists between a country's level of democracy and
its police structure.39
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Can, Salih Hakan. Comparative Analysis of Interrelations Between Democracy and Democratic Policing Practices, thesis, August 2002; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3263/m1/46/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .