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Democratic Police Reform Republic of Panama
Program Goal • As a facilitator in a developing democracy,
• through world partnerships with brother police agencies,
• help bring about a democratic, non-military and effective national police agency, and,
• help shape this agency into a one that uses democratic community-based policing and technology to lower crime, disorder and fear of crime.
Why Democratic Policing?
Helps Prevent Caudillerismo; Autocrats flourish where local govt. is weak
Local officials involved in problem-solving
Local officials feel empowered/responsible
Citizens see cause/effect – lower crime and fear
Local officials held accountable for results
Creates multiple inputs into local government
Hypothesis
• Change cannot occur where the executive opposes it
• Commodities - costly and rarely bring about change
• Police leadership LA/CA in particular is “top-down”
• Paradigm change rather than programs/pilots
• The key is in police management
• First focus is on the top leadership
• Reaching the Tipping Point
Panama
Explosive rise in crime in the 2000’s
President Torrijos anti-crime campaign platform
2004 National Security Workshop – CHDS/NDU
Presidential and Ministerial Approval
Director visits Boston and Miami Dade PDs
Work begins with PNP late 2004
Panama
Study of the PNP – Identify Levers and Obstacles
Decentralization & Elimination of Specialists
Formal partnerships with BPD, RISP, MDPD & OIJ (CR)
Development of Director and Executive Level Training Models for Management Change
Consulations with academic knowledge bases; NU, FIU, John Jay, UL and Sam Houston Univ.
PELSS/SEMAGEL
Police Executive Leadership Seminar Series
Focus on Director and Sub Director Level
Executive Study Format
Developed in partnership with MDPD
Part One: Problem-Oriented Policing and the SARA Model of Police Management.
Building on Success
Police Executive Leadership Seminar Series - PELSS
First US attempt at organizational change CA/LA
Peer to Peer, Cop to Cop
Partnerships with Police knowledge bases
6 PELSS cost $150,000
Cop to Cop creates informal feedback network
– PELSS I Panama
13 – 14, 2007January
PELSS/SEMAGEL II
PNP Changes Mission and Vision Statements 5 Weeks after PELSS I
Democratic Community Policing Institutionalized
Practical Experience in the SARA Model Develops into Nascent PNP COMPSTAT Management
President Torrijos Briefed on PNP Reform and Gives Complete Approval
PELSS/SEMAGEL III
Case Studies in Advanced Problem Solving
Boston – Gang Truce Initiative
PNP Metropolitan Division Creates Partnerships with Inner-City Faith Community
INCRIDEFA
Information de Crimenes, Denuncias y Faltas Administrativas
Nationwide Singular Crime Database
Digital Mapping of Crime in Real Time
Accurate Statistics & Evalutions – Transparency of Action/Results
Intelligence-Based Policing, Investigations and Recourse Allocation
SPI-PANAMA/CR
Partners: University of Louisville/SPI, MDPD, Boston PD, ULatina-Panama
5 weeks: Second-in-Command PNP and CR Fuerza Publica
Managing Police Change at Executive Level
SARA Model and Practicum
Development of COMPSTAT Internal Performance Measures
Thank You