OSCE presents its Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing at headquarters of League of Arab States

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Strategic Police Matters Unit presented the Arabic translation of the OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing at a launch event organized jointly with the League of Arab States (LAS) at the League’s headquarters in Cairo on 14 November 2018.

The event brought together 52 participants, including representatives of 19 of the 21 LAS Member States as well as law-enforcement representatives from the Arab-speaking OSCE Partners for Co-operation – Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.

OSCE experts introduced the OSCE-recommended model of intelligence-led policing presented in the guidebook, its advantages, and how it can be implemented in practice.

“Police-related activities are one of the fundamental components of the OSCE’s efforts aimed at strengthening security and stability through enhancing the capacities and professionalism of law enforcement services of OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation,” said Rasa Ostrauskaite, OSCE Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats. “However, the evolution of transnational threats and the ever-changing criminal patterns call for a constant update of skills and capabilities, adopting new strategies, plans and methods. Intelligence-led policing has already proven its significant potential in a number of countries around the world to address these challenges.”

The OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing, which has already been translated into seven languages, is designed as a practical tool for policy-makers, law enforcement managers, criminal intelligence analysts and other law enforcement practitioners in their efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the police. The guidebook puts a strong emphasis on adherence to national and international legislation, human rights and data protection principles in intelligence-led policing practices.

During the launch event, international experts from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, INTERPOL and Europol also highlighted the intelligence-led policing programmes in which they are engaged.