Reforming the bras tendus? The Congolese National Police reforms, 2003–2016

The security sector reform (SSR) programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has failed, according to a former high-level member of the United Nations (UN) mission in the DRC, as a large section of the country remains outside government control, and the security institutions of the state continue to constitute one of the predominant sources of insecurity for the local population in a number of ways. Based on several field studies, this article critically scrutinises the SSR of the Congolese National Police (Police nationale congolaise; PNC) and the efforts to reform it between 2004 and 2016. It further attempts to explain why so little progress was made in the SSR of the PNC, despite extensive involvement from donors. The article shows that the instrumental and traditional approach to SSR is partly to blame, because in this case it failed to address the root problems and initiate the needed fundamental reform and reconstruction of the police force. It also shows that reforming local security institutions becomes even more difficult when the local authorities do not support the effort.     

Exploring the subsidiarity principle in policing and the operations of the Nigeria Police Force

The provisions of the 1999 Constitution, which recognises the existence of a single police force and forbids parallel police organisations, have oftentimes generated controversies among actors in the Nigerian federal polity. Rising insecurity precipitates lingering questions on the utility and adequacy of a single, highly centralised and centrally controlled police force given Nigeria’s geographic vastness and demographic diversity. Conversely, arguments have also dwelt on the dangers of fragmentation considering Nigeria’s psychosocial, economic and political nature. This article attempts to balance these arguments by analysing policing and the operations of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) through the lens of the subsidiarity principle. Subsidiarity is a governance principle in federations, captured in the founding documents of the European Union (EU), which prescribes that governmental powers, authorities and duties should be held by the tier that can best perform them equitably, efficiently, effectively, suitably and based on interest and need. Drawing largely on interviews with purposively selected police scholars, political actors, civil society organisations and police personnel, the paper contends that this principle offers a pragmatic solution to the perennial problems of intergovernmental frictions on the use of the police within the context of governance in the Nigerian federation.     

新编制体制下武警部队装备任务需求

为加快建设现代化武警部队,解决配属装备与日益增长的任务需求之间的矛盾,论文以武警部队指挥体系变更、警种部队调整的现实背景,围绕武警部队遂行任务情况,整理分析出新编各警种对装备的任务需求,为推动武警部队装备体系发展提供理论参考。     

中国警察参与联合国维和行动风险分析

风险管理是一门新兴学科,已普遍应用于各个领域。维和工作处处充满风险,有必要进行深刻探讨,进而对中国警察参与联合国维和行动面临的风险进行科学合理的分析并提出应对措施。     

边防毗邻省区跨域协同警务战略研究

在非传统安全威胁不断增多的情况下,公安边防部队维护边疆社会治安和政治大局稳定的职能作用更加凸现。针对公安边防部队点多、线长、面广的特点和毗邻省区结合部管理防范相对薄弱的实际,研究探索新形势下加强毗邻跨域警务协同、联手固边的工作机制,形成无缝链接——“全国边防一盘棋”的整体战略,全面提升公安边防部队战斗力,具有极其重要的现实意义。     

澳大利亚维和警察新体制解析

缘于新时期地区安全战略的需要,澳大利亚打造了国际派遣处,建立起了维和警察新体制。该维和警察新体制的运作机制和理念值得关注和学习。澳大利亚希望通过其维和警察新体制扩张并主导在南太平洋地区的警察维和行动。与此同时,澳大利亚在南太平洋地区的强势维和行动面临挑战。     

新阶段深化武警部队后勤保障社会化的思考

随着我国社会经济的快速发展,武警部队后勤保障社会化改革工作也进入新的阶段,应从着力点的选择、具体措施的制定和强化监督管理三个方面,对新阶段武警部队后勤保障方式社会化工作进行改革。     

关于公安机关人民警察培训师资的思考

教师是决定培训质量高低与培训效果好坏的关键性因素。加强培训师资队伍建设,是公安机关人民警察培训工作的重中之重。要充分认识传统教师与培训教师的区别,明确公安机关人民警察培训师资队伍建设途径与方法。     

大型警务活动中警察心理应激干预对策研究

大型警务活动是对警察心理应激能力水平的考验。警察在大型警务活动中常表现为：认知能力降低、情绪稳定性差、行为举止失措。通过对大型警务活动中警察心理应激源的分析,提出六种心理应激干预策略：心理拓展干预训练;时心理应激适度表露和宣泄;模拟训练法;角色扮演训练法;抗干扰训练法;自我暗示训练法。     

谈利用网络资源提高办刊质量的方法与途径

在信息化技术迅猛发展的背景下,如何利用网络资源加强学报建设与发展,成为编辑工作者普遍关注的问题之一。组稿和审稿在期刊编辑工作中具有举足轻重的作用。针对当前公安院校学报在组稿和审稿工作中存在的问题,提出利用网络资源解决问题的途径。