ABSTRACT
While capacity development has long been at the forefront of international development practice, police involvement in capacity development has increased significantly in the past decade. Such is its importance to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) that in 2004, Commissioner Keelty described regional capacity development as “core business” (Keelty, 2004). Despite its increasing popularity, police capacity development remains poorly documented and understood, as evidenced by the limited-albeit growingbody of literature dedicated to its analysis. This paper seeks to address this
Police Capacity Development: An Overview 308 Police Capacity Development in Papua New Guinea 311 Listening to Capacity Development Recipients 313
Motivations for Assistance 314 Perceptions of Capacity Development 315 Ideal Adviser Attributes 316
The Challenge of Adapting Foreign Police Assistance to Local Circumstances 317
Motivations for Assistance 318 Perceptions of Capacity Development 319 Ideal Adviser Attributes 320
Conclusion 321 Acknowledgments 322 References 322
lacuna by exploring challenges to Australia’s involvement in police capacity development in the Pacific, specifically in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
