European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 262007 stars and stripes Page focus on iraqi police shifts to Quality goal is for a National paramilitary Force modelled on Italy Carabiniero by Sandra Jontz stars and stripes Baghdad Iraq year of the police has morphed into the year of the Leader As the used Agency responsible for training Iraq nascent police Force has shifted its focus from Quantity to Quality the civilian police assistance training team or Catt first had the task of creating an iraqi police Force As quickly As possible which initially meant sacrificing Quality for Quantity officials have said four years later the organization is Branch ing out from developing a standardized nationwide curriculum to teaching specialized training such As forensics Basic criminal and detective investigations in Spector general investigations and critical incident manage ment Catt also recently hatched a newly conceptualized National to Hunzeker lice Force which now stands at nearly 31000 men above the goal of 24400 for now the National police officers mostly work in and around Baghdad we Are making tremendous and measurable Progress army maj Gen Kenneth Hun Zeker Catt commander said recently As he sees it Iraq la enforce ment Force now nearing 200000 Strong is both an Independent Force and capable of carrying out a majority of the nations Security missions and Community policing operations once the Baghdad fight is won and Security is a lot More stable they will position these troops regionally to be used in All the prov inces and augment the local police forces said army col Mark French Deputy commander of professional development and training for Catt the aim is to develop the National police into a paramilitary Force one modelled after Italy Carabiniero military police Force and one that eventually will take Over nationwide Security tasks now handled by the iraqi army Hunzeker said us and iraqi military and governmental officials Are negotiating with nato and italian govern ment officials to broker for a Sandra Jont stars and stripes iraqi policemen from the Baghdad River patrol station unit patrol the Tigris River in Baghdad Iraq is nearing a total la enforcement Force of nearly 200000 including Street cops investigators National police and Border police Force of Carabiniero to train Iraq National police Iraq police academies which grew from five Basic academies to 13 in the past 18 months have graduated roughly 160000 police officers and dispersed them throughout Iraq 18 provinces additionally there Are roughly 30000 Border police officers working the nations porous entry Points a 14th Academy open soon in Habb Aniyah will serve Ca dets from Anbar province while the program has made strides it still faces problems Hunzeker said the police dropout rate remains higher than desired and the Public is leery of sectarian militias and in surgent infiltrators insurgents continue to target and kill hundreds of iraqi police first responders and iraqi sol Diers some iraqi police hold on to age old tribal customs that keep them from doing their jobs several said in various inter views for example because of ancestral tribal ties some fear killing or hurting someone from another tribe even if done in the course of their police a member of an opposite tribe has reciprocal rights to do the same an example of Hunzeker measurable Progress is that today All but one of the police academies is run and taught by instead of us or coalition instructors Iraq led classes lend credence to the curriculum and double the amount of material that can be taught since instructors dont have to pause for translations said British police officer Kerrin Smith director of professional development and training that s not to say that Catt relinquished its oversight role and its Mission of organizing training equipping and mentoring the entire iraqi police Force with More than 1000 person Nel from around the world the contractors and employees mostly civilian police officers Are embedded with iraqi police students and working alongside some units email Sandra Jontz at Spring and motorcycle season Are just around the Corner follow these survival Steps to help ensure a Safe ride Wear a helmet As Well As goggles or a face shield and protective clothing practice emergency braking you need both brakes to obtain Best results focus your eyes Only on where you want to go stay Alert anticipate the actions of other Drivers and think ahead about what might happen if you fall use your body to break your fall not your hands practice risk management excessive Speed overconfidence and alcohol Are major contributors to accidents Ftfe care about your safety paid advertisement i com Europe Region us army Europe