PREPARING POLICE PEACEKEEPERS Chris SharwoodSmith SCID SYMPOSIUM MARCH
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PREPARING POLICE PEACEKEEPERS Chris Sharwood-Smith SCID SYMPOSIUM - MARCH 2015
EARLY HISTORY • Little initial police deployment • Monitoring and reporting function • Training not seen as a requirement
POST COLD WAR • Role Change • The rise of the specialist • Executive policing • The push for training • C 34 • Brahimi
EARLY TRAINING • UN Police Handbook • Member state responsibility • SAT training
STANDARD GENERIC TRAINING MODULES • OIOS & ITS reports • UNAMID initiative • Assistance of IAPTC
STANDARD GENERIC TRAINING MODULES • 10 day training package based on the SGTM and STM modules concluding with a one-day field exercise where the subjects go through practical exercises in complex situations involving one or more subject matters. • • • Strategic level overview of UN Peacekeeping. The establishment and Functioning of UN Peacekeeping Operations. Effective Mandate Implementation. Standards, Values and Safety of UN Peacekeeping Personnel. Specialized Training Modules for UN Police • legal systems, human rights, detention & use of force • Land Navigation, Radio communication & 4 x 4 driving
FORMED POLICE UNITS • New Concept to UN Peacekeeping • From MSU to FPU • Disaster in Kosovo
FORMED POLICE UNITS • What is an FPU? • Cracks in the system • PT 3 checks
FORMED POLICE UNITS • PT 3 Results • Need for MTTs of a UN curriculum • Moscow MTTs
FORMED POLICE UNITS • Doctrine Development Group • New Policy - New curriculum • Train the Trainer
FORMED POLICE UNITS - CURRICULUM • The PDT Modules for Individual police officers • Crowd Control • Firearms • Command Staff Module
THE FUTURE • Specialisation • Strategic Doctrinal Framework • PDT for all?
