Description
TitlePolicing peace operations
Date Created2016
Other Date2016-05 (degree)
Extent1 online resource (xi, 240 p. : ill.)
DescriptionThis dissertation explores the roles of gendarmerie, police and military forces in peace operations. The primary purpose of this study is to help strengthening criminal justice system of peace operations and understanding the potential role of law enforcement organizations with military status (gendarmeries) in peace operations. Existing literature indicates that military and police capabilities of gendarmerie-carabinierie type law enforcement organizations offer a unique skill for peace operations. These types of organizations perform a range of police functions such as traffic control, criminal investigations, and general policing activities in their home countries. Such forces can be deployed under the command of the military or can be deployed in police chain of command. In conflicts and peace operations, local law enforcement forces may be unable to maintain public order and security. Generally, until arrival of police units, first intervention units to deal with a security issue are international military forces. However, if regular armed forces do law enforcement duties, it is more likely that they may either fail to maintain basic law and order or use excessive force. Military units are responsible for area security. Their training doesn’t fit for law enforcement duties. Order maintenance needs a different kind of expertise. On the other hand, civilian police forces may be insufficient to fight crimes or deal with violent domestic disorder in hostile, complex and instable environments. Therefore, a new generation of security force is needed. Because they have great experience in performing their law enforcement tasks in their home countries, this experience ensures important roles for them in peace missions. They can perform duties in uncertain, complex and asymmetric environment. This study utilized a mixed method approach in order to investigate the topic in question. The researcher of this study designed and conducted an online survey with 223 security experts, including army, police and gendarmerie peacekeepers, diplomats from UN and NATO, and academics whose expertise are policing and security studies. In addition to the survey, 15 interviews were conducted with 9 peacekeepers, 3 NATO and 3 UN officials. In order to explore the topic in a real world context, The United Nation Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the United Nation Mission in Bosnia Herzegovina (UNMIBH), in which gendarmeries were deployed and performed law enforcement duties, were analyzed in detail. Both qualitative and quantitative results indicated that gendarmeries can fill the gap between police and military since they have professional capabilities in both civilian and military affairs.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Gultekin Topaktas
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.