Robert Bradley
Interim Component Manager, Safety and Security, Justice Sector Development Programme
Focus: Accountable Policing
Topics: External Accountability, Training
Keywords: community policing, language, corruption, integration and amalgamation, internal management, oversight agency, external accountability structures, vetting, training curriculum, recruitment, U.N. policies
Interviewer(s): Arthur Boutellis
Country of Reform: Sierra Leone
Location: British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Date: Wed May 7 2008
Abstract
Full Profile
At the time of this interview, Robert Bradley was the interim component manager, safety and security, at the Justice Sector Development Programme in Freetown, Sierra Leone. His career in policing began in 1966 when he joined the former Australian Capital Territory police. In 1967, he was drafted into the army and he served in Vietnam. On his return to Australia in 1969, Bradley was reappointed to the ACT police. He participated in community policing in Jervis Bay. Later, he worked on criminal investigations and in the Juvenile Aid Bureau. Bradley also served in the general policing division, which dealt primarily with positions related to United Nations work such as recruitment and training of officers for overseas deployment. He was also a part of the U.N. missions to Cyprus, Cambodia and Mozambique. In 1995, Bradley resigned from the police force and set up police training programs in Bosnia, Eastern Slovenia, Mongolia and other areas.
