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FAUM:
Douglas Brand, Ministry of Interiut SUBJECT:
Tragi Police Training and Development :
SHORT SUMMARY VERSION
BACKGROUND
Iraq Poliee Service (UPS) personnel levels are some 50% or less than what is cuTently needed. The goal is to establish a 65 - 70,000 ucmber Iragi police force over the next eighteen months to two years. A well-balanced program is nceded lior institutional reform. personnel recruitmel, and training. Support is required from coalition partners and international donors. The estimaced annual cost lor the programs described below is 5970 miltion.
The training effor will require a large-scale training facility and sigoilicant numbers of teaching staff both in bag and in Jordan for hoth recrit and transition training. A development and assistance program staffed by up lo 1.500 international police acrisor and mentors is required. To addlicion. 50 on 1od select Iradi policemen will be tuned as trainers in Jordanian police training academy.
This witl begin within chrue wrels.
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prepare nor shall and processes, recruiting starts no later thanlst October.
• Palice Training (SI50 Millien for the first year) - training programs to be developed, staffed and delivered by 600 international trainers, plas support, both in Iraq and in Tordan. Training programs are an B-week basic police skills recruit course, and a three week reform/transition course for existing personnel. Time scale: Recruit training starts 13" December, TIP taining on going now.
Other courses incuding management and supervision will be conducted, the trainers being drawn from the full complement of international police personnel.
• Police Institutional Reform and Development (5800 Million for the first vear) - There will be a uniformed 1,500 member International Coalition LAC Police Force (ICPF) wbich will have executive authority and anthorized to be armed, and will implement new organizational structures, standard operating procedures, training and equipment guidelines for police throughout Iraq under command ol a CPA appointed commissioner. The IPS would retaio primary responsibility for maintaining public security within its competence. The military presence will be alke to reduce as the nes trainees become effective troughout Iray. Time scale: Commence chity be 13" December.
Next Steps:
• Coroplete agreement with the government of Jordan on the use of its facilities and for training trainers. To be completed by mid-October.
Consullation with US Departinents of State and Justice, and UK FCO to develop strategies for domestic and international political and financial support.
Assess the capacity for expansion of training in Irag and ability to recruit ICPF personnel for Iraq.
Prepare training courses, support logistics and recruiting strategy