Includes some articles based on papers presented at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the International Police Executive Symposium held in Hyderabad, India, July 13-16, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-271) and index.

General commentary : Negotiating and defining "public order" / P.A.J. Waddington -- Policing of public order : an Austrian perspective / Maximiliam [sic] Edelbacher and Peter Famler -- Preserving public order in the Netherlands / B.R. Visser and M.J. Bezuyen -- Public order policing in Britain / Andrew Willis -- Policing public order in Canada / Ian Mackenzie and Darryl Plecas -- Public order management in Hong Kong / Allan Y. Jiao -- Policing of public order in Ghana / Joe Como Mprah -- Policing of public order in Lesotho / B.J. Matsoso and Elliot Kahlolo Petlane -- Policing of public order in Swaziland / Gilbert Magagula -- Policing of public order in the United Republic of Tanzania / Laurean M. Tibasana -- Policing of public order in Zambia / F.K. Ndhlovu -- Policing international terrorism : an American perspective / Austin T. Turk -- Developing local law enforcment's strategic capacity to combat terrorism in the United States / Vincent E. Henry -- Policing of public order in India / Arvind Verma -- Policing of public order in Argentina / Mario Daniel Montoya -- Policing of public order in Finland / Ahti Laitinen -- The policing of public order in Australia / Rick Sarre -- Policing of public order in South Africa / Monique Marks and Johan Olivier -- Policing of public order : a global perspective / Dilip K. Das ... [et al.].