International good practices in intelligence-led policing focus of OSCE-organized training course for law enforcement managers in Albania

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Presence in Albania jointly organized the online training course “Implementing Intelligence-Led Policing on Strategic and Operational Levels” on 9 and 10 December.

Forty-six law enforcement managers from the Albanian State Police explored the theory of intelligence-led policing (ILP), crime analysis, assessments and decision-making procedures. They also discussed its strategic and operational components, and reviewed the implementation approaches of ILP in Albania. 

“For years, the Albanian State Police has been applying intelligence-led policing as a working model that has provided more efficient policing and enabled the existing resources and procedures to be at their most optimal level for achieving the best possible policing results,” said Tonin Vocaj, Director of the Criminal Police Department of the Albanian State Police.

He added that the model will help to make well-informed decisions regarding the setting of strategic priorities and objectives, their continuous monitoring and more professional intelligence and resources management.

The training course was organized in the framework of the OSCE extra-budgetary project “Building intelligence-led policing capacities on regional and national levels in the OSCE area”. The project aims to enhance the use of mechanisms and tools for intelligence-led policing. It involves 20 participating States from across the OSCE region. The training course is open to all interested OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation should they request its capacity-building support.