PLANNING FOR POLICE

OPERATIONS

PRESENTED
BY:
NASSER MWAKAMBONJA (ACP)
POLICE HQ.
Scope

 Introduction
 General Principals of Police Operations
 Police Force Operation’s Policy
 The Planning Process
 Police Operation Stages
 After Action Review
 Conclusion
Introduction

 Although Police Operations are largely

based on the requirements of the law,
 The work of Police Officers is not merely a
mechanical process of supervising
compliance with the law but also involves
measures to ensure the peaceful co-
existence of all sectors of society and respect
of the Rights of the individual.
 Thus there are Principals governing Police
Operations that are to abided all the time.
General Principles Of Police
Operations

The Police Force and Auxiliary Services

Act as well as the Police General Orders,
requires that:
 The Police discharge their duties in an
appropriate and impartial manner and seek
to promote a conciliatory spirit.
Cont…

 The actions of the police must not cause any

more damage or inconvenience than is
necessary to carry out the duty at hand.
 Measures taken must be justifiable in relation
to the importance and urgency of the duty
and the other factors affecting overall
assessment of the situation.
 POLICE ACTIONS MUST BE
JUSTIFIABLE

Necessity

Ethics Legality
CONDUCT OF
POLICE

Proportionality
Cont…

 The Police law also requires that the police

endeavor to maintain public order and
security primarily through issuing Advice,
Requests and Orders.
 The police are not entitled to infringe on
people's rights any more than is necessary to
carry out their duties
 A clear Policy on Operations has been
developed to safeguard the above
Police Force Operation’s Policy

 The values and good practices underlying

Police Operations are incorporated into the
Ethical Oath for Police officers.
 All Police Operations therefore, must comply
with the Force Operations’ Policy as
hereunder explained.
Policy…

It is the Policy of the Tanzania Police Force that:

 To plan for any Police Operational process that
allows working in partnership with other responsible
agencies to assess the appropriate police actions.
 To work with the affected community in planning
operational events and achievement will be
assessed for its (potential) impact on that particular
community.
Cont…

 To appoint a Command Structure for events

where a policing response is required.
 To produce an Operation Order for events
where a planned resource response has
been put in place.
 The Operation Order will produce information
relating to the roles and responsibilities of
each participant and or group of participants
in operation.
Cont…

 To work together with other stakeholders to provide

a coordinated response to events that has the
potential to impact on the community or part of.
 To provide sufficient information on forthcoming
operation to the community or part of it in order to
entice cooperation, minimize disruption and provide
reassurance.
 To meet with organizers of events/operation to
discuss the organizers proposals in order to agree
on important issues.
Policy Rationale

The aim of the Policy is:

 To make clear the role of the Tanzania Police
Force in planning for any operation.
 To outline the roles and responsibilities of
other stakeholders involved in the operation
and
 Describe how the impact on the community is
considered at the planning stage.
The Planning Process:

 Any Police Operation has Five stages to

consider before its conduct.
 It is highly imperative to consider all these
stages one by one for professional
performance.
 The stages are as mentioned below.
 Police Operation Stages to
Consider

a)Gather information
 Observation-Critically examines the operation.
 Intelligence (in-house and on the scene) – gather
secret information about the operation. The
information should be able to provide answers to the
following questions.
 What about the legality of the operation? What will be
the impact of such operation-negative or positive?
Who will be affected? What will be the possible
reaction from the affected side?
Cont…

 Reconnoiter (Explore the ground) – obtain

information about an area of operation or the
size and position of the enemy forces
 Consider timings – is it worth conducting that
operation now or later.
Cont…

b)Make an overall assessment of the

situation – determine the resources needed
–e.g. the number and kind of personnel,
equipment and other necessary tools.
c)Plan operation – determine and decide what
are you going to do and how, what and how
much resources are needed, determine the
length of period as well as timings.
Cont…

d) Order giving
 Background information to the staff (Briefing) –
Explain type of situation, target area, possible
suspects, possible risks, chain of command, own
units.
 Objectives of the operation – Explain the
objectives of the operation to participants
 Information necessary for the implementation of
the operation – Operational units, posting, tasks,
co-ordination, co-operation, directives for possible
use of force.
Cont…

 Equipment – Clothing, body protection, weapon,

tear smoke/gas, communications equipment,
vehicles, other technical equipment.
 Communication – Radio channels, communication
names for different units/personnel, codes, testing
the communication system, phones.
 Signs and signals during the operation- Every
participant should be aware of them.
Cont…

 Personnel – Change of personnel, reinforcements,

skills needed.
 Maintenance and service – Food, sanitation, medical
care, material, transportation.
 Special directives – Securing evidence,
documentation, situation report, internal and external
information.
 Practicing before the actual operation – If necessary
and time allows practice the operation scenario.
Cont…

 Synchronization of watches – make sure that all

watches show the same time.
 Meeting points and bases – make sure every
participant knows all meeting points and time of
meeting.
 Questions – allow questions from the participants
and provide sufficient explanation.
 Control of equipment
 Start the operation
After Action Review-Debrief

 Assess the conduct of the operation with the aim of

determining where you performed well and where you
didn’t.
 This will help to correct mistakes in future operations.
 All participants in the operation should take part in this
stage.
 This is because those who were on the field will give the
reality on the ground as they experienced something
which will help in planning future operations.
 CONCLUSION

Planning Stage
AFTER
ACTION
OBSERVATION REVIEW
INFORMATION

EXECUTE
COM.

Plan
INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT

RECONNOITER

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THANKS
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