Hill Street Blues Post Conflict: Host Nation Police Advisor
Abstract
Since the Mexican American War, the United States of America has entered numerous wars and conflicts and yet the nation's military leaders still face the same unsolved issues of enforcing law and order post-conflict. Host nation police advisory and security force assistance missions were the tasks assigned to thousands of Soldiers in the United States Army over the previous twelve years of deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. This research developed from the desire to understand why the United States Army is currently conducting advisory missions post-conflict and whether the United States Army is the best means for conducting police advisory missions. This research analyzes post-WWII Germany, post-Bosnian Conflict of the 1990s, and post-Iraq War of 2003 as case studies to determine if there are descriptive measures that can assist in the next post conflict mission assigned to the U.S. Army. The research from this study determined two continual trends for deciding whether the United States Army should fulfill roles in police advisory. The first trend of police advisory is dependent on the level of democratic law of a nation prior to the conflict. The second trend is the desired end state for that force. The democratic exposure of a nation prior to the war predicates the zones of tolerance for advising a police force, and thereby the advisory force deployed to the region.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 23, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA606041
Entities
People
- Christine M. Baker
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College