Frustrated efforts in both Iraq and Afghanistan give urgency to the question of how to craft effective, humane, and legitimate security institutions in conflict-ridden states - and whether legitimate policing can in fact be developed in the midst of insurgency and terrorism.

Getting it wrong: Iraq and Afghanistan -- What we should have learned -- The role of the police in controlling violence -- Balancing force and legitimacy -- Fundamentals of police training -- World practice in police training -- Institutional reform: the larger arena -- Getting it right: recommendations for us policy.