Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 1 Contextual and Theoretical Framework -- 2 Research Design and Methods -- 3 The Social and Political History of Guyana -- 4 The Evolution of Policing in Colonial Guyana -- 5 The SocioÒ Political Environment and the Rule of Law -- 6 Contemporary Police Violence in Guyana -- 7 Discussion and Conclusions: The Contextual Approach -- Appendix A Geographical Map of Guyana -- Appendix B Twenty- four Cases of Police-caused Homicide in Guyana, 1980 to 1994 -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.