Uncodified: The Development of Military Component Police Assistance from Operation Uphold Democracy

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Abstract:

The US military has attempted to provide police assistance in nearly every conflict following the Vietnam War. After 1975, the US Army tried to build police capability in Panama, Haiti, Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries, without an established doctrine for police assistance. During the intervention in Haiti, Operation Uphold Democracy, the military planned and implemented numerous policing innovations. After the operation, the US Army did not record the experience of creating an international armed police force, developing emergency police training, co-opting police facilities, or other innovations in doctrine. The armed forces did not build police assistance capability because of the organizational structure employed. Separately, military police, special forces, infantry units, and their headquarters addressed the police problem. Thomas Kuhn, a Harvard University professor who taught the development of science, created an applicable model of scientific progress. Kuhn posited that without a community of scientists there could be no paradigm or model to explain phenomena. Kuhns model is uniquely suitable for understanding the lack of police assistance knowledge development after the military attempted to support the establishment of two police forces and provide civil security in Haiti.

Author(s):
Meany, Daniel P.
Author Organization(s):
US Army School for Advanced Military Studies Fort Leavenworth United States
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,26 Jun 2017,24 May 2018
Pagination:
0061

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ATZL-SWV
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_8.2.4_Leverage Capacities and Capabilities of Security Establishments; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_1.2.4_Doctrine; JCA_8.2.3_Build the Capabilities and Capacities of Partners and Institutions; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
Haiti, Military planning, Security, police, military forces (united states), military doctrine, military capabilities, military history, lessons learned, government (foreign), united states government, united nations
Field(s)/Group(s):
Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics, Humanities and History, Administration and Management
Keyword(s):
oud (Operation Uphold Democracy), Host nation support, organizational structures, mcpa (Military Component Police Assistance), mnf (Multi National Forces), unmih (United Nations Mission in Haiti), ipsf (Interim Public Security Force), hnp (Haitian National Police), ipm (International Police Monitors), hisa (Haitian Internal Security Apparatus)
Report Date:
2018 May 24
Creation Date:
2019 Apr 24