Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies

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Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies
MINISTER OF JUSTICE
SPECIAL ADVISER
ON
NARCOTICS MATTERS
INSPECTOR GENERAL
SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR JUSTICE
(PUBLIC SECURITY)
DIRECTOR GENERAL
OF THE HAITIAN
NATIONAL POLICE
SUPERIOR COUNCIL
OF
THE NATIONAL POLICE
NATIONAL
PENITENTIARY
ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTOR OF THE
JUDICIAL POLICE
DIRECTORS OF
DEPARTMENTS (9)
DIRECTORS OF
DEPARTMENTS (9)
ADMINISTRATIVE AND
GENERAL SERVICES
DIRECTOR
HAITIAN COAST GUARD
BUREAU OF CRIMINAL AFFAIRS
SPECIAL
INVESTIGATIVE
UNIT
CITY POLICE CHIEFS
(133)
SPECIAL WEAPONS AND
TACTICS (SWAT) TEAM
NATIONAL PALACE
RESIDENTIAL GUARD
CHIEF INSPECTORS
CROWD CONTROL UNIT
PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY UNIT
(185)
SERGEANTS—
SUBPRECINCTS AND
RURAL POSTS (577)
MINISTERIAL SECURITY CORPS
Figure 14. Organization of the Haitian National Police, 1999
with the Superior Council of the National Police, which
includes the ministers ofjustice and interior, and the director
general and inspector general of police. Pierre Denize, a civilian
lawyer with a reputation for being tough on crime and corruption,
was appointed director general of police in 1996. The
director general is chosen by the president from police directors
or divisional commanders for a renewable three-year term.
His appointment is subject to Senate approval.
Recruitment to other command positions has been opened
to both military officers and civilian university graduates. Both
groups are required to go through the same examination process
and training. No more than one-third of PNH officers are
former military, and the highest posts at PNH headquarters
and departmental directorates are all held by civilians.
Neither military nor civilian officers have proven to be well
qualified, with wide differences in capacities of individual officers.
Deployed after the first agents were already in place, the
officers have had difficulty gaining the respect of their subordinates.
Many officers meeting the academic criteria have shown
poor leadership skills. In addition, many have failed to enforce
discipline against the agents under their command and have
failed to implement regulations and codes of discipline.
The PNH is divided into two main units, the Administrative
Police with responsibility for day-to-day public security and
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