Development and reform of the Iraqi police forces
By: Tony Pfaff.
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.
Series: Letort papers -- [no. 25]
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Carlisle Barracks, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
ISBN-13: 9781584873372
Subjects: Police -- Iraq; Iraq War, 2003- -- Peace
Description: "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.
Notes: "January 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-51).

Electronic version also available on the SSI website.