10. 2004 年通过几个安全机构的合并以及前布隆迪武装部队和其他武装团体成员的整编成立了警察部队，其现役人数已从 2 000 人扩大至 18 000 人。由于部队规模庞大、大量前战斗人员的整编尚未完成以及部队的组织和行动能力有限，建立文职监督制度的工作举步维艰。内部问责机制十分薄弱，妨碍查实和制裁不当行为，助长了有罪不罚的行为模式。
10. Established in 2004 by the merger of several security institutions and the integration of former members of the Burundian armed forces and other armed groups, the police force expanded from 2,000 to 18,000 service personnel. The large size of the force, the incomplete integration of a large number of former combatants and the force’s limited organizational and operational capacity have hampered the establishment of democratic civilian oversight. Weak internal accountability mechanisms hinder both the identification and the sanctioning of misconduct, contributing to a pattern of impunity.