Experiences and lessons learned implementing intelligence-led policing in South-Eastern Europe in focus at OSCE workshop

Experiences and lessons learned when implementing intelligence-led policing (ILP) in South-Eastern Europe were the focus of a workshop organized online by the OSCE on 23 June 2021.

The over 50 workshop participants comprised law enforcement authorities from around the South-Eastern Europe region, experts from the Strategic Police Matters unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, and representatives from six OSCE field operations.

The workshop provided a regional overview of the status of ILP in South-Eastern Europe. It also served as an interactive platform for exchanging good practices and ideas and further fostering synergies for ILP implementation.

The representatives of the law enforcement authorities presented on ILP implementation and their experiences as well as shared upcoming plans, lessons learned, good practices, challenges, and other ILP-related information. The presentations were followed by a discussion among the workshop participants.

The workshop was organized in the framework of the OSCE project, “Building Intelligence-Led Policing Capacities on Regional and National Levels in the OSCE area”. The project aims to enhance the application of the mechanisms and tools of ILP for the prevention and reduction of crime. It currently involves 20 countries from around the OSCE region, however all OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation can request its capacity-building support.