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37The United Nations Police officers while functioning as monitors normallyretain the executive police powers but are expected to intervene in thefunctioning of the local Police only in extraordinary circumstances such asin the event of grievous human rights violations breaches of law and inorder to protect human life.• Restructure and reform of the local PoliceRestructuring and reform of the local police depends upon the post-conflictenvironment. Firstly, decision is taken whether to keep the existing Policeforce or not. For this purpose assessment of the local Police force is done –how good or functional they are; then, a structure and doctrine is decidedfor the development of the local Police.Restructuring of the local Police, therefore, includes new structure of thelocal Police, logistic support, finance support, use of resources, level oftraining and management. Restructuring and reforming of the local Policeis done with the objective to set up a united and apolitical Police servicesbased on the principles of democratic policing, without military trappings,de-centralized accountability, locally managed resources, decision makingpowers at the lowest possible level, headquarter supports service deliveryon the ground and equal opportunities for all.• Training and Mentoring FunctionsTraining and mentoring functions are undertaken by the UN Police in thepeacekeeping missions with the objective of capacity building andimproving the capabilities of the local Police. In case of absence of localPolice service in the mission area, a new structure of the Police is workedupon and a time frame is set up for the training. To start with, basic trainingto the new recruits is given in a Police Academy and then on-the-job