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  police can give advice when dealing with correction or law enforcement. Attorneys can give advice on
  dealing with judicial and legal personnel.
  3-112. In a permissive environment, military forces coordinate the criminal justice system reform effort
  with the country team. In a permissive environment, criminal justice system reform efforts may take the
  form of engagements with the host-nation military. In those cases, military police may work with host-
  nation military law enforcement personnel, but possibly not the civilian law enforcement personnel.
  Similarly, military judge advocates would work with host-nation military legal and judicial personnel in a
  permissive environment, but not their civilian counterparts, at least not without further coordination with
  the country team. A diverse and wide array of opinions across this crucial area of governance can only
  prove beneficial for the long-term sustainability of a nation.
  3-113. Often, the personnel available for the military’s rule of law activities will be Soldiers, particularly
  in a nonpermissive environment. Similarly, in a nonpermissive environment the military may be unable to
  coordinate the criminal justice system reform effort with the country team. When only personnel are
  performing rule of law activities, military police should be the ones interacting with host-nation corrections
  and law enforcement personnel. Likewise, military judge advocates should interact with judicial and legal
  personnel. A purely military perspective on the rule of law may be unacceptable and can be damaging to
  the host nation. However, sometimes the military may be the only organization in the local area conducting
  rule of law activities due to the security situation.
  3-114. U.S. forces have limited authority to provide assistance to foreign governments. The DOS is the
  lead for U.S. efforts to coordinate stabilization, security, transition, and reconstruction activities. The Army
  conducts operations focused on stability in support of these activities. Such support promotes the broader
  U.S. interests in two ways. First, it assists an existing government with internal challenges or helping to
  establish a new social, economic, and political domestic order in the short term. Second, it assists in the
  long term by establishing conditions for a sustainable peace.
  USAID PRINCIPLES FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
  3-115. Commanders involved in reconstruction during operations focused on stability need to understand
  and apply basic reconstruction and development principles. These nine principles are the key tenets of
  USAID’s work. The principles are not a checklist. They are a summary of the characteristics of successful
  assistance programs. They cannot be applied the same way in each situation but should serve as a reference
  for development practitioners as they design and implement programs. The USAID principles for
  reconstruction and development are—
  * Ownership: Build on the leadership, participation, and commitment of a country and its people.
  * Capacity building: Strengthen local institutions, transfer technical skills, and promote
  appropriate policies.
  * Sustainability: Design programs to ensure their impact endures.
  * Accountability: Design accountability and transparency into systems and build effective checks
  and balances to guard against corruption.
  * Assessment: Conduct careful research, adapt best practices, and design for local conditions.
  * Results: Allocate resources based on need, local commitment, and foreign policy interests.
  * Partnership: Collaborate closely with all partners, including governments, communities, donors,
  NGOs, the private sector, international organizations, and universities.
  * Flexibility: Adjust to changing conditions, take advantage of opportunities, and maximize
  efficiency.
  * Selectivity: Allocate resources to countries and programs based on need, policy performance,
  and foreign policy interests.
  3-116. U.S. leaders must engage failed states while understanding the potential correlation between
  fragile states and instability related to terrorism. Effective engagement requires the use of the tools of
  diplomacy, development, and defense in a collaborative fashion. The success of U.S. military strategy and
  development assistance policy in these countries have become mutually reinforcing. Development cannot
  effectively occur without the security that armed force provides, and security will not be sustained until the