NEW ZEALAND POLICENga Pirihimana O Aotearoa

PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Inspector Paris Razos

WHAT IS PEACEKEEPING? WHAT IS PEACEKEEPING?

Congo 1960 – maintain law and order for military withdrawalCongo 1960 – maintain law and order for military withdrawal Evolution of ‘peacekeeping’ concept since thenEvolution of ‘peacekeeping’ concept since then Executive policingExecutive policing Capacity developmentCapacity development Complexity, scale, comprehensivenessComplexity, scale, comprehensiveness

WHAT HAS ROLE OF POLICE BEEN IN WHAT HAS ROLE OF POLICE BEEN IN PROTECTING CIVILIANS?PROTECTING CIVILIANS?

PERIOD PERIOD DATESDATES PRIMARY PURPOSEPRIMARY PURPOSE

Nascent PeriodNascent Period 1946-561946-56 Traditional peacekeepingTraditional peacekeeping

Assertive PeriodAssertive Period 1956-671956-67 Managing transitionManaging transition

Dormant PeriodDormant Period 1967-731967-73

Resurgent PeriodResurgent Period 1973-781973-78

Maintenance PeriodMaintenance Period 1978-811978-81 Wider peacekeepingWider peacekeeping

Expansion PeriodExpansion Period 1988-931988-93 Peace enforcementPeace enforcement

Contraction PeriodContraction Period 1993-991993-99 Peace supportPeace support

Modern PeriodModern Period 1999-present1999-present Sustainable capacity Sustainable capacity developmentdevelopment

What’s Next?What’s Next?

PERCEPTIONS OF NZ POLICEPERCEPTIONS OF NZ POLICE

Image Image First and lasting First and lasting

impressionsimpressions Stand out or blend in? Stand out or blend in?

FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN POLICINGFROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN POLICING

MILITARY-POLICE INTER-OPERABILITYMILITARY-POLICE INTER-OPERABILITY

Sustainable development must be underpinned by the effective operation of the rule of law (consistent with

human rights principles).

HOW LONG IS LONG ENOUGH?HOW LONG IS LONG ENOUGH?

Protection with presenceProtection with presence Indefinite capacity building ‘catching fish’Indefinite capacity building ‘catching fish’ Risk assessment, tipping pointRisk assessment, tipping point Self-protection capacity and capabilitySelf-protection capacity and capability Civilian integrity and human rightsCivilian integrity and human rights Exit strategy ‘teach fishing’ SUSTAINABILITYExit strategy ‘teach fishing’ SUSTAINABILITY

WHEN CAN WE HAND RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY AND DEVELOPMENT BACK TO LOCAL OWNERSHIP?

THE CHANGING POLICE ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING THE CHANGING POLICE ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING – POLICE ROLE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT– POLICE ROLE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Relationships with local Relationships with local population – the ‘feel good’ population – the ‘feel good’ factorfactor

Increasing importance of police Increasing importance of police role in post-conflict role in post-conflict reconstructionreconstruction

Move toward community Move toward community development ‘rebuilding’development ‘rebuilding’

Democratic PolicingDemocratic Policing From ‘law enforcement’ to From ‘law enforcement’ to

‘serving communities’‘serving communities’

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS