IPTACS experts provide a wide range of comprehensive training and development services that are critical in supporting both USAID initiatives and governments throughout the world on Rule of Law and Democracy and Governance initiatives and programs in the areas of:

• Institutional Capacity Building
• Institutional Performance Oversight
• Technical Assistance
• Institutional or Sector Strategic Planning Support
• Decentralization

International Rule of Law Technical Assistance Services

Legal Frameworks:

IPTACS criminal justice experts and consultants can provide important guidance to a nation’s legal framework as it relates to the role of law enforcement that supports human rights, discourages corruption, and encourages the just use of modern technologies and practices.

Justice Sector Institutions

Building justice sector institutional competency requires training programs that not only develop skills and knowledge but also teaches and advocates the importance of a systemic approach in developing public safety strategies and programs. IPTACS Associates bring a wide range of expertise in this area as lawyers, academic criminal justice researchers, and senior law enforcement executives and trainers.

Building Constituencies for Reform

Nations with strong professional public safety organizations that have well defined processes for operating in a framework that protects human rights and does not tolerate corrupt practices are essential to building constituencies for reform. IPTACS expertise in developing and conducting training in the areas of organizational development, management and leadership, and internal control structures for police and law enforcement organizations are a critical and necessary component.

Democratic Local Governance and Decentralization

Decentralization and Participatory Government

Decentralizing public safety and criminal justice services is the hallmark of Community Based Policing. IPTACS has a cadre of national and international experts with a wide range of experiences and qualifications to support nations in developing quality community based policing strategies that increase citizen participation and empower communities.

Global Anti-corruption and Good Governance

Developing Investigative Abilities to Combat Corruption

IPTACS criminal investigation trainers provide a wide range of specialized training and organizational policy related to the combatting of financial crime and developing anti-corruption structures that build a nation’s capability to conduct comprehensive and sophisticated investigations. IPTACS can support the development and training of in-house experts in the areas of organized crime, white collar (business crime investigations), cyber-crime investigations, financial crime, developing a criminal intelligence unit, computer forensic investigations, and internet history examinations.

Building Recovery and Reform Through Democratic Governance

Reinforcing Legitimacy of State Structure, Policies, and Functions

IPTACS provides training and public safety organizational support in the areas of human resources, planning and budgeting, and policy development. Developing and implementing a process to recruit and hire qualified applicants in an open and transparent process is an important aspect of developing a professional and ethical police organization and building public confidence in the police. IPTACS also has expertise in developing organizational policy that supports consistent and transparent processes for both internal and external review.

Strategic Planning, Policy, and Institutional Reform

IPTACS Police Organizational Management core instructional area can customize training programs in the areas of Managing Police Employment Services Operations; Management of the Training Function; Managing Police Policy and Planning Operations; First Level Supervisory Course; Middle Management Course; Senior Leadership Development Course; and Ethics Training.