A Stability Police Force for the United States Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities

by Kelly, Terrence K.; Jones, Seth G.; Barnett, James E.; Crane, Keith; Davis, Robert C.

• ISBN13: 9780833046536
• ISBN10: 0833046535
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-16
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

This study considers the creation of a high-end police force for use in stability operations, examining its ideal size, how responsive it needs to be, where in the government to locate it, its needed capabilities, its proper staffing, and its cost. A 6,000-person force—created in the U.S. Marshals Service and whose officers are seconded to domestic police agencies when not deployed—would be the most effective of the options considered.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. ix
Tables	p. xi
Summary	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Glossary	p. xxvii
Introduction	p. 1
Need for a High-End Policing Capacity	p. 3
Inescapable Reality	p. 4
Primacy of Security	p. 5
Mixed U.S. Record	p. 9
How Would an SPF Be Used?	p. 16
Research Design	p. 17
Objectives and Tasks	p. 21
Objectives	p. 21
Tasks	p. 23
High-End Policing	p. 24
Building Indigenous Police Capacity	p. 31
Security Operations	p. 34
Cross-Cutting Issues	p. 37
Conclusion	p. 38
Size and Speed of Deployment	p. 41
Sizing	p. 42
Speed of Deployment	p. 50
Conclusion	p. 58
Institutional Capabilities	p. 61
Doctrine	p. 63
Organization	p. 64
Training	p. 65
Materiel	p. 67
Leader Development and Education	p. 68
Personnel	p. 70
Facilities	p. 72
Other Institutional Issues	p. 72
Authorities	p. 73
Proposed SPF Structure	p. 76
Permanent Headquarters	p. 76
Stability Police Units	p. 78
Which Agency Should Create and Maintain an SPF?	p. 83
Evaluating Options	p. 83
Tactical Suitability	p. 84
Institutional Suitability	p. 85
Overall Suitability	p. 86
Headquarters Options	p. 87
U.S. Marshals Service	p. 89
Background	p. 89
Assessment	p. 94
U.S. Secret Service	p. 99
Background	p. 100
Assessment	p. 101
State INL	p. 104
Background	p. 105
Assessment	p. 106
U.S. Army Military Police	p. 112
Background	p. 112
Assessment	p. 114
Conclusion	p. 122
Staffing: Standing or Reserve?	p. 125
Criteria for Evaluating Options	p. 126
Standing Force Option	p. 128
Evaluation of Standing Force Option	p. 128
Reserve Force Option	p. 130
Evaluation of Reserve Option	p. 131
Hybrid Option	p. 134
Evaluation of Hybrid Force Option	p. 137
Discussion of Options	p. 141
Costing	p. 145
Personnel Costs	p. 146
Training Costs	p. 148
Facilities Costs	p. 149
Equipment Costs	p. 150
Operations and Maintenance Costs	p. 151
Administrative and Other Costs	p. 152
Total Costs	p. 152
Conclusions	p. 155
The Need for a Stability Force	p. 156
Building an SPF	p. 157
Objectives and Tasks	p. 157
Sizing an SPF	p. 157
Deployment Speed	p. 158
Headquarters in the U.S. Government	p. 159
Staffing	p. 161
Cost	p. 162
Summary	p. 163
Appendix Other Headquarters Options	p. 167
Bibliography	p. 173
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