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The concepts of security sector governance and reform (SSG/R, or SSG and SSR) generally refer to a reform of the security sector of a state towards good governance and its principles, such as freedom of information and the rule of law.[1][2] The security sector governance and reform can be part of international development or democratization. The objective of security sector reform (SSR) is to achieve good security sector governance (SSG)—where security actors are effective and accountable to their people. For example, SSR might guide decision-making on what form should the oversight of armed forces take or how transparent will intelligence agencies be according to legislation.[3] Different nomenclature of the same overall framework include security system reform (SSR), security sector reconstruction (SSR) and justice and security sector reform (JSSR).[4]