Civilian Response Corps

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What We Do

 

What We Do

The mission of CRC revolves around six central capabilities:

  • Security Sector Reform
    • Assessing the security factors in host countries that drive and mitigate conflict
    • Guiding establishment of judicial and law enforcement activities
  • Rule of Law, Justice, and Police Reform
    • Providing legal, corrections, law enforcement, and judicial expertise
    • Planning and supporting fair and legitimate legal structures
    • Mentoring, advising, and training host-nation rule of law personnel
  • Governance
    • Providing direct reporting to U.S. policymakers
    • Engaging with local actors to promote U.S. stability and conflict-prevention objectives
    • Guiding establishment and monitoring of good governance programs
    • Providing public diplomacy and strategic communications support
  • Conflict Mediation
    • Assisting with workshops, programs, and engagement strategies to foster dialogue
    • Help to identify underlying grievances and lingering problems in affected groups
  • Reconciliation
    •  Identifying possible paths away from conflict and towards sustainable peace
    • Working with local populations to ensure continued dialogue
  • Gender, Youth, and Religious Civil Society Engagement
    • Engaging “silenced majorities” and finding specific ways to include them in the peace process
    • Protecting the rights and freedoms of these groups as a means of guaranteeing lasting peace

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