PrintSupporting Police Reform: Capacity Building for Advisers and Trainers
October 2, 2012
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October 4, 2012
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This course discusses the actors, dynamics, and issues involved in police reform in post-conflict environments and how that reform fits into the overall security sector reform. Participants learn how to build the capacity of various actors and institutions to provide civilian-led security to the population. Participants also learn how to assess the capacity of various law enforcement actors and systems, identify the appropriate police structure to respond to a specific spectrum of security issues, and transfer knowledge to police actors, from the ministry to the local police station. Various models of policing will be presented, including "train and equip," and students will learn how to constitute the appropriate police infrastructure for specific threat environments. The course will focus on the cases of Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Liberia, and South Africa and will discuss democratic policing, community policing, paramilitary/constabulary and specialized police units including terrorism, counternarcotics, and mainstreaming gender. Ministerial reform will also be addressed with a focus on the ministry of interior and the key challenges reformers face, including low productivity, corruption, and the professionalization of police operations and management. This course is designed for anyone who is interested in or preparing to undertake police reform activities as part of UN or NATO missions or others. Related Academy Courses: |
