Bruce F. Baker, PhD, is professor of African security at Coventry University in the United Kingdom. His research and publications cover African policing, security and justice reform, and local justice and governance. His book, Security in Post-Conflict Africa: The Role of Non-State Policing won the American Society of Criminology's prize for best book in comparative and international criminology in 2010. He has undertaken research and consultancies in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Seychelles, Liberia, South Sudan, Comoros, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Afghanistan.

Dilip K. Das, PhD, is a professor of criminal justice, a former police chief, and a human rights consultant for the United Nations. He is the founding president of the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES), where he manages the affairs of the organization in cooperation with an appointed group of police practitioners, academia members, and individuals from around the world. Dr. Das is also the founding editor-in-chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. A prolific writer, he is the editor-in-chief of two book series published by Taylor & Francis: Advances in Police Theory and Practice and Interviews with Global Leaders in Policing, Courts, and Prisons.