Why restructure?
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently has fifteen criminal law enforcement agencies. For a State the size of BiH this represents an unsustainable and illogical approach to crime fighting.
Afunctional review of policing conducted by the European Commission in June 2004 found BiH’s police forces to be divided, over-staffed, and not able to operate across the IEBL. This was subsequently confirmed by the Police Restructuring Commission itself, which described the current policing system in BiH, as too complicated, too expensive, and not sufficiently effective in combating crime.
Police restructuring represents a means of overcoming systemic deficiencies in the organization of policing in BiH. It provides a means of achieving European best practice in an effective and efficient police service to BiH citizens.
