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Security sector reform (SSR) is a process of realigning the security establishment to be more attuned to the needs of society. The security sector includes the agencies that protect the state and its citizens from security threats; these bodies range from the operational actors (police and armed forces) to the managing institutions (ministries of interior, defense and justice). When the people who have pledged to protect society are the source of corruption, abusing entrusted power for private gain, the first casualty is reduced trust between society and government. Rebuilding trust between the military, police, and government, and those they are supposed to protect is critical. This involves fighting corruption at both the high and low-levels.