A Foursome of American Police Officers in Kosovo

WEEFOR

Jay Julian, LI NY Andy Revering,

MN Herb Cram, ME John Coyne, CA

United NationsMission in Kosovo

Institution Building Pillars within UNMIK

OSCE – UNMIK Civil Administration – UNMIK Humanitarian Affairs – UNHCR Reconstruction - EU

OSCE – 53 Member Nations

Organization for Security and Organization for Security and Cooperation in EuropeCooperation in Europe

OSCE Main Tasks in Kosovo

Police Education and development

Media development Democratisation Human Rights & Rule of

Law Elections

Media Development Create conditions that create

freedom of the press and information

European Broadcasting Union – radio & TV

Democratisation Provide political party service

centers Development of local NGO’s and

civil society structures Roundtable discussions, and

training sessions of party representatives

Human Rights and the Rule of Law

Report human rights violations Judicial training units for judges ,

prosecutors and defense councils Ethics and pre trial detention

proceedings Establish Ombudsman institution

Elections OSCE coordination with civil

registration of UNMIK Legal framework and integration

with OSCE election standards Field assessment to determine

status of personal documentation

UNMIK Police Education & Development

UMNIK POLICE FACTS Authorized 4,718 Pristina 660 Pec 155 Prizron 343 Mitrovica 532 Gnjilane 380

As of APRIL 25,2000

Deployed 2,960 Main HQ’s 138 Border Police 206 Training Staff 36 Kosovo Police

Service 136 Training center 20 Special Units 374

UMNIK Police

Kosovo Police Service School

Mission statement Recruit, Select, Train Police Officers Establish indigenous police

capability within Kosovo Establish the Kosovo Police Service Restore trust and confidence in law

enforcement based in international standards of human rights.

Recruitment Men and women who reflect the

ethnic diversity within Kosovo Minimum age 21, secondary

education Residency in Kosovo Excellent physical condition, good

moral character

Recruitment Tolerant of people of different

ethnicity and religions Committed to protecting human

rights Oral interviews, medical,

psychological examinations Physical agility test Background investigation

OSCE Training Mandate 3500 locally recruited students

within 16 months Provide field training course Deliver 750 Field Training Officers Provide supervisory &

management training course for 700 officers selected from KPS

Training Aim 20% women 10% - 15% minority

OSCE Basic Training Course

308 actual training hours 34 hours per week over 9 weeks 19 weeks of field training with

UNMIK police officer 80 hours advanced classroom

training Conducted in English, translated in

Albanian and Serbian

Students First class 176 – Oct. 16th 1999 10% minorities 20% women Second class – 176 Feb 19th , 2000 Third class – 250 May 20, 2000 Fourth class – 256 Aug. 20, 200 Goal – 500 students trained at the

same time

KPSS Location Vushtri/Vucitrn 25 km north of Pristina, Capitol of

Kosovo Note: All students housed and fed on

location

The Balkans

Kosovo

Kosovo

Vushtri

KPSS

OSCE Cadre of 15 Countries Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada Denmark France Germany Norway

Portugal Slovak Republic Sweden Turkey UK Ukraine US

Kosovo Police School

Management Director KPSS - Steve Bennett-

USA

Management Chief of Staff Head of

Instruction Head of

Evaluation & Development

Head of Administration and Logistics

Rin Shadforth – UK

Dag H. Dahlen – Norway

Helena Thomas – France

Bill Morell - UK

Police Instructors

218 International Police training specialists

15 Countries

Instructor Assignments General Policing Operational

Skills Firearms

Team Effort

Uniforms – Donated by Danish Government

Graduation

Communication with Civilization

Housing – The ranch

Dragadon

The The RanchRanch

Tour of the Ranch

Field of Blackbirds

Lessons of War

Speak Softly but

Carry A Big Stick

Peacekeepers

Destruction of the Villages

Destruction of Towns

Road to Vushtri

Drive at your own risk

Risky Business

Essential Services No trash pickup Water pollution Disease – rats No mail service Canned food only Intermittent

electric No phone

Telephone Company

Life In The Trenches Roads mined Car bombs Booby traps Low level uranium

shell casings Automatic gunfire Snipers Random rocket

attacks

Railroad

Sports Arena

The No no’s No judges No courts No street

signs No banking No fire dept.

Local Gas Station

Air Pollution

Border Guard - Macedonia

Culture Clash Continues

English Translation Problems

Hygiene Training

Medical Equipment Arrival

Conferencing

Training Style

Serbian Postmaster- Vushtri

UCK at Work

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Despair in Mitrovica

Children without a Future

Major Roger Rabbit APO PX Mess Hall Medical

Equipment Coffee & Pastry

palace Class Mascot

Market Place - Pristina

Traffic Control –Macarena Style

Shopping Spree in Pristina

Demonstration For Release of Albanians in Serbian Prisons

American Bronze in Kosovo

R & R in SkopjeR & R in Skopje