Guides, Handbooks, and Case Studies

MAPRO: Mass Atrocity Prevention and Response Options

This Handbook is designed to be a reference for policy makers to monitor, prevent, and if necessary respond to genocide and other mass atrocity situations. It addresses topics promulgated in the August 2011 Presidential Study Directive on Mass Atrocities (PSD-10) as well as recommendations contained in Preventing Genocide, the 2008 study published by the Genocide Prevention Task Force (GPTF). Read more...
Monday, February 2, 2026

Training Scenarios: Preparing to Prevent

This handbook was developed by PKSOI at the U.S. Army War College in Sept, 2014 – a product of the U.S. AFRICOM conference on Women, Peace, and Security. The handbook contains training scenarios to help military leaders and trainers address conflict-related sexual violence in the context of peacekeeping missions. It begins with an overview of conflict-related sexual violence, then provides situational information as background for the eight training scenarios. Users of this document are encouraged to modify the material as appropriate to support their particular training requirements. Read more...
Monday, February 2, 2026
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