the accomplishments of U.S. programs in police training and judicial 

reform. It noted that the conclusions are also consistent with its own that 

the commitment of the Haitian government is essential to implement 

fundamental reforms and sustain progress.

Scope and 

We based our review on program documentation and evaluations provided 

Methodology

by U.S. and other donor organizations involved in giving assistance to the 

Haitian justice system during fiscal years 1995 2000; interviews with U.S., 

other donor, and Haitian officials; meetings with representatives of 

nongovernmental and business organizations; and site visits during June 

2000 to four Haitian cities. The bibliography lists some of the documents 

we used in this review.

To identify (1) the results of the U.S. assistance provided to Haiti for 

enhancing its justice system since 1994 and the current problems affecting 

justice institutions and (2) the factors that have affected the success of this 

assistance, we conducted interviews in Washington, D.C., with cognizant 

U.S., other donor, and nongovernmental organization officials, including 

senior officials from the Departments of State, Justice, Defense, and the 

Treasury; the U.S. Coast Guard; and the U.S. Agency for International 

Development.

In Haiti, we visited Port au Prince, Jacmel, and Saint Marc, which are three 

major cities whose justice institutions have received U.S. assistance. In 

Port au Prince, we interviewed key U.S., other donor, Haitian, and private 

organization officials, including representatives from the U.S. embassy, the 

Justice Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the 

governments of Canada and France, the United Nations Development 

Program, the U.N. International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti, the 

Haitian Ministry of Justice, the Haitian police, the Haitian judicial 

institutions, and nongovernmental and business groups. We also met with 

contractors and consultants who had worked on the implementation of the 

assistance provided to Haiti by the Justice Department and the U.S. Agency 

for International Development. In Port au Prince and the other three cities, 

we visited facilities of the Haitian police and judicial sector, including the 

police academy, magistrate school, police stations and units, Haitian Coast 

Guard, courts, and a prison. In these facilities, we talked to managers, 

instructors, students, police officers, prosecutors, magistrates including 

judges and investigating magistrates court clerks, and prison officials.

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