Development and Reform of the Iraqi Police Forces
Development and Reform of the Iraqi Police Forces

Author: Tony Pfaff

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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"This paper seeks to show how social, political, cultural, and environmental factors have combined to impede Iraqi police development in ways that are predictable, understandable, and, with external help, resolvable. The corruption and abuse found in the Iraqi police services cannot simply be explained by poor leadership, the actions of a few corrupt individuals, or even the competing agendas of the various militias that are fighting for influence in post-Saddam Iraq. Rather, one must explain why such practices occur despite the fact they are unacceptable according to Iraqi cultural norms." -- P. v.

Policing Iraq
Policing Iraq

Author: Jesse Wozniak

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2021-03-09

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0520975979

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Policing Iraq chronicles the efforts of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq to rebuild their police force and criminal justice system in the wake of the US invasion. Jesse S. G. Wozniak conducted ethnographic research during multiple stays in Iraqi Kurdistan, observing such signpost moments as the Arab Spring, the official withdrawal of coalition forces, the rise of the Islamic State, and the return of US forces. By investigating the day-to-day reality of reconstructing a police force during active hostilities, Wozniak demonstrates how police are integral to the modern state’s ability to effectively rule and how the failure to recognize this directly contributed to the destabilization of Iraq and the rise of the Islamic State. The reconstruction process ignored established practices and scientific knowledge, instead opting to create a facade of legitimacy masking a police force characterized by low pay, poor recruits, and a training regimen wholly unsuited to a constitutional democracy. Ultimately, Wozniak argues, the United States never intended to build a democratic state but rather to develop a dependent client to serve its neoimperial interests.

The Iraq Study Group Report
The Iraq Study Group Report

Author: Iraq Study Group (U.S.)

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2006-12-06

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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Presents the findings of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which was formed in 2006 to examine the situation in Iraq and offer suggestions for the American military's future involvement in the region.

Development Assistance in Iraq: Interim Report
Development Assistance in Iraq: Interim Report

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. International Development Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780215024237

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This report is part of a general inquiry into development assistance in Iraq. Due to the dissolution of Parliament, the report is limited to oral and written evidence. The Committee has set the following objectives: to determine how successfully the Department of International Development has spent its' funds; also examining the roles of the multilateral organizations within Iraq; the effectiveness of the coordination of service provision; the situation as regards the security environment and provision for humanitarian relief; the transition from humanitarian relief to reconstruction and development in Iraq. A number of Committee members visited Iraq to assess the overall situation, and collect information, but there was limited availability of analyses and evaluations of the development assistance programme. The Committee hopes to continue the work in the next parliament.

Human Rights Annual Report 2007
Human Rights Annual Report 2007

Author: Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780101734028

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This is the 10th Foreign and Commonwealth Office annual report on human rights. Publishing just a few weeks after the FCO's new strategic framework and mission statement this report shows how human rights will remain fully integrated with the their four new policy goals. These goals cover: counter-terrorism, weapons proliferation & their causes; promotion of a low-carbon, high-growth global economy; prevention & resolution of conflict and development of effective international institutions, particularly the UN & EU. The report also covers human rights in the overseas territories & of British nationals abroad; and key human rights themes including equality, democracy & rule of law. It also gives indepth reports on 25 countries of particular concern, setting out the main human rights problems and how they have been, and will continue to be, addressed.