NEW ZEALAND POLICE
Nga Pirihimana O Aotearoa
PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS –
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Inspector Paris Razos
WHAT IS PEACEKEEPING?
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Congo 1960 – maintain law and order for military withdrawal
Evolution of ‘peacekeeping’ concept since then
Executive policing
Capacity development
Complexity, scale, comprehensiveness
WHAT HAS ROLE OF POLICE BEEN IN
PROTECTING CIVILIANS?
PERIOD
DATES
PRIMARY PURPOSE
Nascent Period
1946-56
Traditional peacekeeping
Assertive Period
1956-67
Managing transition
Dormant Period
1967-73
Resurgent Period
1973-78
Maintenance Period
1978-81
Wider peacekeeping
Expansion Period
1988-93
Peace enforcement
Contraction Period
1993-99
Peace support
Modern Period
1999-present
Sustainable capacity
development
What’s Next?
PERCEPTIONS OF NZ POLICE
Image
 First and lasting
impressions
 Stand out or blend in?
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FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN POLICING
MILITARY-POLICE INTER-OPERABILITY
Sustainable development must be underpinned by the
effective operation of the rule of law (consistent with
human rights principles).
HOW LONG IS LONG ENOUGH?
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Protection with presence
Indefinite capacity building ‘catching fish’
Risk assessment, tipping point
Self-protection capacity and capability
Civilian integrity and human rights
Exit strategy ‘teach fishing’ SUSTAINABILITY
WHEN CAN WE HAND RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND DEVELOPMENT BACK TO LOCAL OWNERSHIP?
THE CHANGING POLICE ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING
– POLICE ROLE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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Relationships with local
population – the ‘feel good’
factor
Increasing importance of police
role in post-conflict
reconstruction
Move toward community
development ‘rebuilding’
Democratic Policing
From ‘law enforcement’ to
‘serving communities’
QUESTIONS