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Officer, designated by the HOPC (Head of Police Component), or under a military Officer,
designated by the Force Commander. This type of approach shall be applied only in specific
geographic areas and shall work within the generic “blue box” framework.
Another innovation is the new approach to female personnel within FPUs, now deployed not only
in logistic duties but also in every operational task including Public Order Management (POM),
Special Weapons And Tactics teams (SWAT) and high-risk operations, high visibility patrols and
cordon and search operations, particularly pat-down searches of women. In fact, in some societies
only female police Officers are allowed to interact with female members of the community.
Last, but not least, the UN zero-tolerance policy towards matters of SEA (Sexual Exploitation and
Abuse) is strongly remarked. More generally, the new doctrine calls for an increased accountability
of all deployed police Officers, especially in cases of SEA or misconducts in the use of force, none
of which will be tolerated.

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