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Foreign Assistance: U.S. Rule of Law Assistance to Five Latin American Countries

NSIAD-99-195 Published: Aug 04, 1999. Publicly Released: Sep 07, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined U.S. rule of law assistance programs in five Latin American countries--Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama, focusing on: (1) what U.S. rule of law assistance has helped each country achieve; (2) what factors have affected the implementation of reforms in the respective criminal justice systems; and (3) how U.S. missions in each country plan and coordinate their rule of law assistance programs.

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Federal aid for criminal justiceFederal aid to foreign countriesForeign aid programsForeign governmentsInternational cooperationInternational relationsJudicial reformLaw enforcementPolice trainingAssistance to Panama