NCJ Number
224822
Date Published
2007
Length
15 pages
Annotation
After examining the organization, policies, and training of the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC), the paper places TADOC’s effort in the larger context of international assistance in police training and estimates the likely impacts of such training on the performance of participating police forces.
Abstract
The TADOC was established on June 26, 2000, with the goal of training Turkish and other law enforcement agencies in how to counter illegal drugs and organized crime at national and international levels, as well as how to conduct research on related issues. TADOC was established not only to address the needs of Turkish law enforcement but also the training needs of regional countries and enhance their cooperation with one another and the broader international community. Plans for the TADOC began as a cooperative project between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Turkish Government in the late 1990s. This paper describes the distance training and computer-based system of TADOC, its research units, organizational structure, facilities, instructors, students, and curricula, as well as performance assessments. The origins and performance of TADOC reflect both international needs and the desire by the Turkish Government and its National Police to be seen as an effective participant in the global struggle against transnational crime. A secondary consideration for Turkey is its desire to join the European Union, which requires that Turkey establish its legitimacy as an effective partner in the protection of its own as well as European interests. Currently, objective, systematic assessments of the outcomes of TADOC for national and international law enforcement have yet to be conducted, which is also the case for other international law enforcement academies. It is not sufficient to rely on subjective assessments and episodic reports of success by former students. 46 references