OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing promoted in Skopje

The OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) was promoted on 6 September 2017 in Skopje, during a regional event which brought together some 50 representatives of the public security sector from South-Eastern European countries.

The Guidebook presents intelligence-led policing as a modern and proactive law enforcement model and a realistic alternative for OSCE participating States to traditionally reactive forms of policing.

The event, organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, aimed at bringing this publication closer to law enforcement agencies, policy makers, and academia and government officials from the region of South-Eastern Europe in order to discuss its potential impact in providing better security.

The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Nina Suomalainen said:  “We will continue to support the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in further fostering the ILP concept. The successful implementation of this model will essentially contribute to increasing public trust in the police. If achieved, it will be our joint success.”

“Through the ILP, traditional police work, which was characterized by its reactive nature, is changing into continual proactive crime monitoring, without violating fundamental human rights,” said Besir Deari, Deputy Director of the Bureau for Public Security.

“With this new Guidebook, the OSCE wishes to assist respective police services in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their crime fighting efforts, leading to a more secure and safe environment for the people,” said Guy Vinet, Head of the Strategic Police Matters Unit.

The development and publishing of the Guidebook was financially supported by the 2016 German OSCE Chairmanship and the 2017 Austrian OSCE Chairmanship. 

The OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing is available online: //www.osce.org/chairmanship/327476