Oversight of the Liberian National Police

Abstract

The Liberian National Police (LNP) will become the chief provider of security in Liberia as the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) is reduced.1 Given the LNP's capabilities and complexity, its past manipulation by former President Charles Taylor, and a pattern of police misconduct in much of Africa, the question of oversight is critical. At the request of the U.S. government, RAND analyzed the issue of oversight of the LNP to identify options and make recommendations for consideration by the Government of Liberia and its principal supporters, the United States and the United Nations (UN).2 This paper contains the results of RAND's analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA494497

Entities

People

  • Brooke S. Lawson
  • David C. Gompert
  • Robert C. Davis

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Crime
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Societies
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Oncology