Note UN iraq security sector reform policing strategy

' tende fucked did paged service is calmplementary. First Principles 3. Before embarking on whole-scale refor of the tragi police, the CPA Interior Ministry (CPA-IM) must cslablish the Fanewotk within which refona can sake place. 'The CPA report Mags up the following pre-conditions: • 1o repeal existing police legislation and to adopt new tegislalion for minimam standards of conduct; training; appropriate criminal/civil liability; certification dad de-centification; • lo restructure and re-brand the police service in order to distance it lion the previous regins. This would include: the cradication of the militorised rank structure; uniform change; rationalising weapons; public confidence building und a shit in philosophy 1o a fluman Rights based approach; • to develop a slandardised policy and procedure manual/handbook beset on the concept of policing a tree sociuty which also incaporates the principles of respeci for Elutan Rights. Strategy Objectives 4. The immediate objective is la stabilise the security situation by creating an elective interico police lince with international civilian polier working almaside Aragi police and coalitic military lorees. 5. The longer term objecice is lo catablish an eirective viable and sustainable police Force within a tally dunctioning security sector. 6. The achievement el there objectives will depend on huge conmalent Tread I international civilion malicine comanile 1o pooride the existine Engi police and Mise recruide in limme be the ClA. with the training. guidance and nornlaring necessary do rescore and maimain low and mader and to establishe nets police all ice. there will ata let a sequirchben 1o assist the fongi police finge with Irgistics, commitatiots and beakling/tebuikling tacilnies and sapapaner sluls - as suggested in the reporl's recommendations, a thuee-week Transition and Integration Program (T!") should be implemented through which all trag Police service personnel should pass, a similar Senior management TIE woutd he introduced for police supervisors ans management personnel; at the same time a recruitment program could be established to bring new recruits into the Iraq police service (possibly as part of a wider DR stategy) they coul also be procesed through the TIP before receiving additional haining; Toth new recruits and officers being processed through Tll' should also undergo a hasic vetting dined as ascerlaining their suitability for service. Requirements: - approximately 3000 international police would need to be deployed in Iray in order lo facilitate joint palrols, provide hasic trining and carry out basie vating: - significant logistical support would be required. irstly, suitable facilities will need lo he provided for international police hoth in terms ol'accommodalion and work space. Secondly, adcquate communication, transport and, where relevan translation facilities will need lo he provided; a returbished tragi Police Academy in Bagtted and possibly additional licilities in Basra and Musul would need to be refurbished for the pipests of the TH'. • Phrase Two (uterim stage) Appranch: - this stage could commence onue the majority of police have completed the TI and reached a basic sundard of policiency. The objective work he to establish a long dern capacity huikding and training poogram which acrosses all speets policing: included in tas wonald he a specifie locus on train the lainer prograts amuel int Cnng m Ta Pace 111t1 a domestic Mining Canarity: More could also commence do the establishment dan cietite civilian acinistraliam dur the head pulice: Requiremenies: officers would work alongside senior tragi management in a mentoring role, ullering advice and guidance. Reguiremenls. • in terms of personnel the nunkers of international police required for this missicn shoukl be much smaller. Next bteps he vel shore, is while is ey isolate othe eVen a diese are experienoe of coalition partners. 9. Key questions still need to be resolved. In particular the model used to restructure the police force (i.e, National, Federal and Menopaliton), the exien to which the force continues to develop along Common Law' lines and the number ol personnel in the force. 10. Doed we have reached consensus on the way forward, a donor conterence. probably beld in the region, will be needed to allow partners do commit to specilie requirement; as set out in the model. Ball 1ee 1610'M1 teough Solan's office and mher states including che Jordanians have expressed an interest in co-operation. Timeline Gone I June up to commencement of Phase One: 134 14 10nu: CPA / Coalicion agree stracey for relaming Jag Police Force My 21 June: Appointmen ol Police Commissioner La implement strategy Be B0l Done: Poliee Contrilotoe conlitence Be 14 August: Inbasracte in place lon internatical polier monitoring intering