1. A Foursome of American Police Officers in Kosovo

2. WEEFOR Jay Julian, LI NY Andy Revering, MN Herb Cram, ME
John Coyne, CA

3. United Nations Mission in Kosovo

4. Institution Building Pillars within UNMIK
OSCE – UNMIK
Civil Administration – UNMIK
Humanitarian Affairs – UNHCR
Reconstruction - EU

5. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
OSCE – 53 Member Nations
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

6. OSCE Main Tasks in Kosovo
Police Education and development
Media development
Democratisation
Human Rights & Rule of Law
Elections

7. Media Development
Create conditions that create freedom of the press and information
European Broadcasting Union – radio & TV

8. Democratisation Provide political party service centers
Development of local NGO’s and civil society structures
Roundtable discussions, and training sessions of party representatives

9. Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Report human rights violations
Judicial training units for judges , prosecutors and defense councils
Ethics and pre trial detention proceedings
Establish Ombudsman institution

10. Elections OSCE coordination with civil registration of UNMIK
Legal framework and integration with OSCE election standards
Field assessment to determine status of personal documentation

11. UNMIK Police Education & Development

12. UMNIK POLICE FACTS Authorized 4,718 Pristina 660 Pec 155 Prizron 343
Mitrovica 532
Gnjilane 380
As of APRIL 25,2000
Deployed 2,960
Main HQ’s 138
Border Police 206
Training Staff 36
Kosovo Police Service 136
Training center 20
Special Units 374

13. UMNIK Police

14. Kosovo Police Service School Mission statement
Recruit, Select, Train Police Officers
Establish indigenous police capability within Kosovo
Establish the Kosovo Police Service
Restore trust and confidence in law enforcement based in international standards of human rights.

15. Recruitment
Men and women who reflect the ethnic diversity within Kosovo
Minimum age 21, secondary education
Residency in Kosovo
Excellent physical condition, good moral character

16. Recruitment Tolerant of people of different ethnicity and religions
Committed to protecting human rights
Oral interviews, medical, psychological examinations
Physical agility test
Background investigation

17. OSCE Training Mandate 3500 locally recruited students within 16 months
Provide field training course
Deliver 750 Field Training Officers
Provide supervisory & management training course for 700 officers selected from KPS

18. Training Aim
20% women
10% - 15% minority

19. OSCE Basic Training Course
308 actual training hours
34 hours per week over 9 weeks
19 weeks of field training with UNMIK police officer
80 hours advanced classroom training
Conducted in English, translated in Albanian and Serbian

20. Students First class 176 – Oct. 16th 1999 10% minorities 20% women
Second class – 176 Feb 19th , 2000
Third class – 250 May 20, 2000
Fourth class – 256 Aug. 20, 200
Goal – 500 students trained at the same time

21. KPSS Location Vushtri/Vucitrn
25 km north of Pristina, Capitol of Kosovo
Note:
All students housed and fed on location

22. The Balkans
Kosovo

23. Kosovo

24. Vushtri
KPSS

25. OSCE Cadre of 15 Countries
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Denmark
France
Germany
Norway
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Sweden
Turkey UK
Ukraine US

26. Kosovo Police School

27. Management
Director KPSS - Steve Bennett- USA

28. Management Chief of Staff Head of Instruction
Head of Evaluation & Development
Head of Administration and Logistics
Rin Shadforth – UK
Dag H. Dahlen – Norway
Helena Thomas – France
Bill Morell - UK

29. Police Instructors 218 International Police training specialists
15 Countries

30. Instructor Assignments
General Policing
Operational Skills
Firearms

31. Team Effort

32. Uniforms – Donated by Danish Government

33. Graduation

34. Communication with Civilization

35. Housing – The ranch

36. Dragadon
The Ranch

37. Tour of the Ranch

38. Field of Blackbirds

39. Lessons of War

40. Speak Softly but

41. Carry A Big Stick

42. Peacekeepers

43. Destruction of the Villages

44. Destruction of Towns

45. Road to Vushtri

46. Drive at your own risk

47. Risky Business

48. Essential Services No trash pickup Water pollution Disease – rats
No mail service
Canned food only
Intermittent electric
No phone

49. Telephone Company

50. Life In The Trenches Roads mined Car bombs Booby traps
Low level uranium shell casings
Automatic gunfire
Snipers
Random rocket attacks

51. Railroad

52. Sports Arena

53. The No no’s No judges No courts No street signs No banking
No fire dept.

54. Local Gas Station

55. Air Pollution

56. Border Guard - Macedonia

57. Culture Clash Continues

58. English Translation Problems

59. Hygiene Training

60. Medical Equipment Arrival

61. Conferencing

62. Training Style

63. Serbian Postmaster- Vushtri

64. UCK at Work

65. Breakfast at Tiffany’s

66. Despair in Mitrovica

67. Children without a Future

68. Major Roger Rabbit APO PX Mess Hall Medical Equipment
Coffee & Pastry palace
Class Mascot

69. Market Place - Pristina

70. Traffic Control – Macarena Style

71. Shopping Spree in Pristina

72. Demonstration For Release of Albanians in Serbian Prisons

73. American Bronze in Kosovo

74. R & R in Skopje
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