Support for Afghanistan's Justice Sector: State Department Programs Need Better Management and Stronger Oversight
Abstract
Since 2005, the Department of State has spent at least $223 million on justice sector development programs in Afghanistan, including State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs' (INL) programs to train Afghan justice sector personnel such as judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys. The Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP) is one of these programs and it consists of three main components: regional training of justice sector officials, developing a case management system, and building administrative capacity at Afghan ministries. In January 2013, INL signed a letter of agreement with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), a public international organization with a mission to promote the rule of law worldwide, which transferred the regional justice training component from the contractor that previously implemented the JSSP -- PAE Incorporated -- to IDLO. This audit assesses the following: (1) INL's management of the JSSP contract and the extent to which the JSSP's contribution to the development of the Afghan justice sector can be measured, (2) the extent to which INL's decision to transfer the JSSP's Regional Justice Sector Training component -- now known as the Justice Training Transition Program (JTTP) -- from PAE to IDLO affects INL's oversight of the program, and (3) State's efforts to coordinate justice sector programs in Afghanistan across U.S. government agencies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA594362
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction