PKSOI and Representatives from each of the
U.S. Armed Services Compile a Transitional
Public Security Curriculum Outline
Since 2009, PKSOI has diligently worked to define the role DOD should play in reforming the Justice system in a
Post-Conflict, Failed or Failing State environment. The impetus for the work was driven by problems in Iraq and Afghanistan and recognition by international organizations, such as the UN, that the future would likely need a Standing Policing capability. Establishing an effective local police force is critical to stability operations; yet, the U.S. Government lacks
the institutional capacity to provide an immediate and coordinated civilian police response, training or advisory effort.
Through multiple engagement with the Community of Interest (military and civilian organizations), it was determined
that the most plausible use of DOD expertise at the joint level will be to conduct Transitional Public Security (TPS). TPS
is the military forces' establishment, promotion, restoration and maintenance of public order. Transitional Security Sector
Assistance (TSSA) is a military force enabling host nation partners to provide public security and justice for their population, while effectively responding to security challenges. These definitions were submitted for inclusion in joint doctrine,
specifically in the JP 3-07 Draft Manual.
Public Order Management (POM) is the broader umbrella term under which law enforcement establishes the Rule of Law
and Security. The primary function of DOD under TPS is the maintenance of Public Order. Public Order is a condition
characterized by the absence of widespread criminal and political violence. Under this condition, the people of the country can conduct their daily affairs without fear of violence. Without public order, people will never gain confidence in the
public security system and will seek security from other actors, such as militias and warlords. It recognizes that the military must control public order until such time as police, civil society and others can respond adequately. TPS sets the conditions and standards for transitioning authority from U.S. DOD Public Order maintenance to the Host Nation or international organizational control (such as the United Nations). TPS is transitional, its aim is to wisely move from military
primacy to civilian primacy.
In fulfillment of Task 13 of the Joint Review Oversight Council Memorandum (JROCM 172-13) on Stability Operation
Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Logistics, Personnel, Facilities-Policy (DOTMLPF-P) Change Recommendations, "Determining a methodological approach to review and updated Programs of Instruction (POI) to address Rule
of Law (RoL) planning and integration with Security Sector Reform," and after determining that ROL planning was sufficiently integrated into existing SSR instructional material, the service representatives concluded that the missing component was comprehensive joint tasks, necessary for DOD to assist in the reformation of Host/Partner Nations justice
systems. PKSOI and joint service representatives created a TPS task list with Terminal Learning Objectives, a draft curriculum outline, and a White Paper describing the research findings. The final response was submitted to the Joint Staff for
their consideration on 30 April 2016.
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