![]() In the late 1980s, the Narcotics Bureau, commanded by an army major, had acquired some visibility and resources of its own, with a reported staff of about twenty-five people. This 1,000-member force had few operational or technical capabilities, even though it was responsible for narcotics and immigration control and criminal investigations. The only identifiable police force in Haiti operated in Portau -Prince as part of the armed forces. The characterization of the police as a corps armée (armed corps) reinforced this similarity in missions. Nevertheless, the mission of the police corps was almost indistinguishable from the mission spelled out for the FAd'H. Political developments in Haiti since 1987, however, have precluded implementation of these changes. It proposes a separate police corps and a new police academy under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. ![]() The 1987 Constitution presents a significant theoretical departure from Haiti's past. ![]() Armed forces regulations provide for a judicial service, however, and the 1987 Constitution indicates the existence of a Military Court, the jurisdiction of which is limited to times of war or military discipline. ![]() Sources: The Library of Congress Country Studies CIA World FactbookĬourtesy United States Agency for International DevelopmentĪlthough the armed forces continued to be the nation's ultimate law-enforcement agency, they had almost no juridical capability. ![]()
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