Seguridad Ciudadana -
Modelo
Argentino de Seguridad Democrática
Esquematiza el modelo que el Ministerio
de Seguridad de la República Argentina ha elaborado y comenado a
implementar desde su creación en diciembre de 2010
Prevention -
National Plan for the Prevention of Violence
Common work of the
National Government, Provincial Governments, Municipal Governments and
local communities for the prevention of urban crime and the reduction of
the level of insecurity felt by the inhabitants.
Firearms -
National Plan for the Voluntary Rendition of Arms
This national plan seeks to reduce the use and proliferation of firearms
and ammunition; reduction of accidents and violent acts facilitated by
the access and use of firearms; awareness raising on the tenure and use
of firearms; promotion of a culture of non-violence.
Intra-family Violence -Program
"Victims against Violence"
This program was developed by the Ministry of Justice, Security and
Human Rights of Argentina with the following objective: awareness,
support and medical assistance for the victims of domestic and sexual
violence.
Sexual Violence -
National Plan for the Prevention of and Assistance to Victims of Sexual
Violence
Draft legislation proposed June 4, 2003.
Public Security -
National Development Plan: Public Security
(Bolivia digna, soberana, productiva y democrática para Vivir Bien, 2006) PDF, 69 KB
Public Security from the perspective of the social inclusion,
participation and prevention. It seeks to respond to the
necessities of the population from a human-rights and human-security
standpoint.
Intra-family Violence -
National Plan for the Prevention of and Attention to intra-family
Violence
2006-2010
This plan was developed by the Ministry of Health and Sports, General
Direction for the Promotion of Health, Gender and Violence Reduction.
The priorities are: 1) to develop programs and projects to improve
potential of individuals and communities; 2) improve the response of the
health sector; 3) strengthen the processes among sectors; 4) develop a
permanent communication strategy from the local levels.
Public Security -
Programa Nacional de Seguranca Pública com Cidadania
(PRONASCI)
This program gathers the actions on prevention and violence control with
focus on the socio-cultural roots of crime. It articulates
programs on public security with the social policy led by the Federal
government.
Public Security -
Plan
Nacional de Seguridad Pública
(2003-2006) (Spanish Only)
Alternative proposal on public security at the federal, state and local
level, developed by the Institute on Citizenship and presented by the
Ministry of Justice in 2003. It presents a series of changes that
can be made in the relatively short term, with no prejudice to the
creation of an alternative global model.
Public Security -
Canadian Safety and Security Program
Federally-funded program
to strengthen Canada’s ability to anticipate, prevent/mitigate, prepare
for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, serious accidents,
crime and terrorism.
Public
Safety Canada
The National Center for
Crime Prevention is responsible for the national strategy on prevention,
which seeks to find ways to effectively prevent and reduce crime, by
targeting the risk factors. This includes the
Law
Enforcement Policy and the
Corrections Policy.
Transnational organized crime -
Working Together to Combat Organized Crime
The agenda to combat organized crime was
approved in 2000. It recognizes that the fight against organized
crime is a national priority that requires all levels of government, the
law-enforcement community and other partners to work together. In
this regard, the strategies are divided amongst the following topics: 1)
illicit drugs; 2) money laundering; 3) economic crime; 4) trafficking in
persons; 5) car theft; 6) criminal gangs.
Firearms -
Investments to Combat the Criminal Use of Firearms
These funds will help enhance the
capacity of law enforcement agencies to combat gun crime, and the
smuggling and trafficking of firearms
Public Security -
Plan
Caribbean Community Action Plan for Socvial and
Development Crime Prevention 2009-2013
The Action Plan is
underpinned on the Basic Principles for crime prevention strategies of
the United Nations. In this context, the effective implementation of the
Action Plan will rely heavily on Government commitment and leadership in
developing effective and humane crime prevention strategies in adition
to Socio-economic development and inclusion.
Chile Safe-
Public Security Plan 2010-2014
Prevention is the starting point in this
plan. That means to prevent that our kids and youth do not get involved
into delinquency acts. This plan considers, among others of social
prevention, interventions in vulnerable schools to strength the safeness
and education of those kids who are in higher risk to commit crime.
Prevention strategies that fight against drug and alcohol consumption.
Public Security -
Estrategia Nacional
de Seguridad Pública (2006-2010)
This
strategy is the result of a consistent effort of the Chilean State to
focus on, coordinate and implement the lines of action underlined in the
National Policy on Citizen Security whose creation in 2004
demonstrated the effort made by various actors and institutions, both
public and private.
Public Security -
National Policy on Citizen Security
it presents a
State policy on citizen security. It is the result of a joint
effort of representatives from different sectors of the State, Justice,
Members of the Commision on Citizen Security of Parliament,
Investigation Police, Carabineros, Research Centers, Individual Experts,
Political Parties Delegates and Non-Governmental Organizations
Violence against Women -
Programs for Gender Equality
These programs on gender equity have been developed by the Ministry of
Justice of Chile and deal with intra-familiar violence, femicide,
justice and gender.
Citizen Security -
Plan Nacional de
Desarrollo 2010- 2014
Capitulo V. Consolidación de la Paz. Seguridad - orden Publico y
seguridad ciudadana.
POLÍTICA NACIONAL DE SEGURIDADY CONVIVENCIA CIUDADANA
Documento elaborado por el
Departamento Nacional de Planeacción, Dirección de Justicia, Seguridad y
Gobierno de Colombia presentado por el Presidente de la República Juna
Manuel Santos como una herramienta para alcanzar la convivencia y la
prosperidad en nuestra nación.
Programa Justicia, Seguridad y Gobierno: Grupo Convivencia y seguridad
ciudadana
En el ámbito del
Departamento Nacional de Planeacción, el Grupo de Apoyo a la Convivencia
y Seguridad Ciudadana busca apoyar y fortalecer los procesos de
formulación, implementación, seguimiento y evaluación de políticas
públicas orientadas a la protección del ciudadano.
Policy for the
Consolidation of Democratic Security
(2007)
Document created by the
Ministry of Defense. It establishes the primary strategic goals of
all the institutions in the defense sector, also including a specific
strategy on citizen security.
Trafficking in Persons -
National Comprehensive Strategy to Combat Trafficking in Persons
(2007-2012)
This strategy was developed by the Presidency of Colombia and the
Ministry of Interior and Justice of Colombia.
Penitentiary and Prisons Systems -
Strategic Plan of the National Penitentiary Institute of Colombia
(2008-2010)
This plan presents the mission and objectives for the implementation of
the institutional prison policies.
Comprehensive and sustainable policy of promoting public safety and
social peace. POLSEPAZ. Policy
instrument aimed at guiding the actions of the Government of Costa Rica
on public security and promoting peace. Through Decree No. 36021-MSP of
May 8, 2010, UNDP was established as responsible for the development of
the plan. Presented by President Laura Chinchilla, on February 14, 2011.
(Spanish only)
Violence Prevention -
National Plan
for the Prevention of Violence and Promotion of Social Peace (2007-2010)
Document created by the Ministry of Justice with the objective to
prevent crime and violence through the development of programs that
contribute to eliminate the causes and factors related to the
manifestations of violence.
Citizen Security -
Natiional
Development Plan (PND): Summary of the most important aspects of the
sector of citizen security and prevention of violence
Document based on the PND 2007-2010, prepared by the Costa Rican
Professor Jorge Manuel Dengo.
Community Security -
Basic Program on
Community Security
Document prepared by the Ministry of Public Security of Costa Rica
Citizen Security -
Citizen Security Plan
and Modernization of the National Police (2009-2010)
This instrument articulates the projects and actions of the Government
and the National Police in order to guarantee the reduction of the levels
of crime and the improvement of the quality of life. This Plan
emphasizes the preventive measures as well as the public services.
Trafficking in Persons -
National Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons
This plan seeks to create a system of prevention, sanction, protection and restitution of the rights of victims of trafficking in
persons. It has been established by the Ministry of Government and
Police of Ecuador.
Gender Violence -
Plan
for the Suppression of Gender Violence against children, adolescents and
women - Executive Decree no. 620
This plan promotes the following priorities: 1) the transformation of
socio-cultural schemes; 2) the implementation of a system of
comprehensive assistance to guarantee the protection and restitution of
the rights of victims of gender violence; 3) the access to justice in
order to reduce impunity by granting the access to justice to victims of
gender violence and law enforcement.
Public Security -
Basic Elements for a Strategy on Public Security
(1996)
This document presents a comprehensive strategy on public security that
incorporates the different State institutions and social sectors, taking
into consideration their specificities and areas of responsibility.
This document has been diffused by the
National Council on Public
Security, linked to the Government of El Salvador.
Prevention - National
Plan on Prevention and Social peace (part
1 / part 2 /
part 3 / part 4)
This document has been prepared by the Ministry of Public Security and
Justice, the National Council on Public Security, the Secretariat for
Youth of El Salvador.
Firearms -
Project "Municipalities Free of Firearms"
This project seeks to develop a pilot
experience to forbid firearms in municipalities and evalute its impact
on human development and poverty, as provide inputs for the national
legislation. The activities that have been developed are: 1) the
municipal prohibition of firearms in all public spaces; 2) a tax
increase on firearms; 3) communication campaign through the media at the
national and local level; 4) compilation of firearms voluntary rendered
by citizens; 5) promotion of municipal experiences
Trafficking in Persons -
National Policy to Erradicate Trafficking in Persons in El
Salvador, led by the National
Committee against Trafficking in Persons (May 2008).
The six strategic areas are: 1) prevention; 2) combat; 3) assistance and
protection of victims; 4) protection of rights, empowerment of victims;
5) legal framework; 6) institutionality
Violence Prevention -
Guatemala Segura
"Unidos prevenimos la violencia"
This document was prepared by the Ministerio de Gobernación of Guatemala.
Youth Violence -
Policy for the
Prevention of Youth Violence in Guatemala
This document was prepared by the Presidential Commission on Human
Rights of Guatemala (COPREDEH).
Trafficking in Persons -
Public Policy against Trafficking in persons and Comprehensive
Protection of Victims (2007-2017)
This is led by the Inter-Institutional Commission to Combat Trafficking
in Persons and Related Crimes. The main areas of work are: 1)
institutional strengthening; 2) prevention; 3) integral assistance to
victims; 4) protection and law enforcement; 5) exterior policy and
interventional cooperation
Public Security
- General
Strategy on Security and Crime Prevention in Honduras
This document was prepared by the Secretariat for Security of Honduras
and was published on December 13, 2007.
Security -
National Security
Policy for Jamaica
The policy on national security contains policies on security, the
goals, the responsibilities and the actions of the State in a central
and complete strategy in order to achieve national security.
Public Security -
National
Public Security Program 2008-2012 (PNSP)
The PNSP has been based on the Visión México 2030,
the
Plan Nacional de Desarrollo
2007-2012 (PND) and the
Programa
Sectorial de Seguridad Pública 2007-2012 (PSSP). The PNSP
underlines the objectives, the strategies and the actions that define
the responsibility of the public authorities and bodies.
Seguridad - National
Development Plan
(2007-2012)
Rule of law
and Security l
Organized Crime
l
Police
This Plan creates a clear and sustainable strategy divided into five
central themes, including Security and the Rule of Law.
Public Security -
Public
Security Program by Sector 2007-2012 (PSSP)
A program for the mandatory achievement of the respective responsibilities
of each dependency of the Federal Public Administration. This
document has been approved by
Legislative Decree.
Crime Prevention -
Comprehensive Strategy to Prevent and Combat Crime
This Strategy seeks to determine the responsibility of the State in
relation to public security. The President of Mexico, Felipe
Calderon, presented his new national strategy on March 7, 2008 with the
objective to launch the strategies for the first 100 days of his
government.
Trafficking in Persons -
Program to assist victims of trafficking in persons
It aims to provide the background on trafficking in persons, legislation
and provide the tools for the prevention, fight and assistance to
victims of trafficking in persons. It has been developed by the
Secretariat for Public Security of Mexico.
Prevention -
Prevention Model of the National Police of Nicaragua
This document was prepared by the National Police of Nicaragua
Security -
Bases of the National Security Policy of Panama
State policy related to national security, adopted by resolution on June
21, 2000.
Security -
Program of
Comprehensive Security - PROSI
Program being developed, with the support of the IADB, with the
objective to contribute to the improvement of coexistence and citizen
security in the communities with the highest level of violence, through
the implementation of comprehensive, inter-institutional and
participative strategies of violence prevention. For more
information, visit the PROSI website
here.
Public Security -
National Public Security
Plan: Paraguay Seguro
This document is prepared by the Technical
Secretariat for Planification (Secretaria
Técnica de Planificación del gobierno) and seeks to reduce insecurity
and citizen vulnerability by responding to social demand through the
creation of an environment of prevention and the reduction of punishable
crimes.
Citizen Security -
Política Nacional de Seguridad y Convivencia Ciudadana
Propuesta integral y multisectorial, que incluye acciones que van desde
la prevención hasta la penalización. La Política Nacional de Seguridad y
Convivencia Ciudadana es el resultado de un proceso de construcción y
diálogo interinstitucional (Spanish only)
National Citizen Security Plan 2011
This management instrument establishes the priorities for the
intervention of the Technical Secretariat of the National Citizen
Security Council, and is used as the framework for the actions
implemented by the Security Committee at the national level.
National Citizen Security Plan 2009
This management instrument establishes the priorities for the
intervention of the Technical Secretariat of the National Citizen
Security Council, and is used as the framework for the actions
implemented by the Security Committee at the national level. This
document describes the national diagnosis on citizen security and
provides a focused analysis on this topic. It aims to: 1) increase
citizen participation in prevention to support citizen security; 2)
improve the operation of the Citizen Security Committees; 3) develop the
capacities of the Citizen Security Committee; 4) develop comprehensive
prevention programs addressed to vulnerable groups; 5) develop
comprehensive programs for rehabilitation and social reinsertion.
National Citizen
Security Plan (2006)
It aims to strengthen the national policy on citizen security through
the adoption of multi-sectors strategies. The Plan has been
established by the Commission of the National Council on Public Security (CONASEC) -
State body responsible for the policies on citizen security.
Violence against Women -
National Plan against Violence against Women (2000-2007)
This plan has been developed by the Ministry on Women Affairs and Social
Development of Peru. It presents the legal framework and the ares
of intervention to prevent and combat violence against women.
Intra-family and Sexual Violence -
Prevention Plan against intra-family and sexual violence (2008)
This plan has been implemented by the Ministry on Women Affairs and
Social Development of Peru.
Penitentiary and Prison Systems -
National Plan of Penitentiary Treatment (2003)
This plan presents a series of programs related to the work in prisons
as well as programs of assistence to inmates.
Democratic Security -
Plan
de Seguridad Democrática
It consists of a group of measures that integrate security bodies with
initiatives that tackle the principal causes of crime, such as poverty
and the lack of opportunities, and the incorporation of citizen
participation. This document was published by the State
Secretariat of Interior and Police, for the period 2004-2009.
* An integral policy on security is currently under
discussion and is not yet available.
* The government of Trinidad and Tobago is currently
preparing an integral policy on national security.
Criminal Gangs -
Project "Safe
Neighborhoods"
This project has been created by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the
US Department of Justice and seeks to reduce gun and gangs violence in
America.
Penitentiary and Prison Systems -
Penitentiary and Prison
Policies
These policies have been developed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons of
the US Department of Justice. They focus on various areas such as
general administration and management, inmates and custody management,
correctional contract services and health services.
Pandillas -
Gang Resistance
Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T Program)
Este proyecto es basado en las escuelas y se focaliza en enseñanza
por parte de agentes responsables del cumplimiento de la ley. Su
objetivo es prevenir la delincuencia, la violencia juvenil y la
membresía en pandillas.
Pandillas -
Comprehensive Gang Model Overview
Este documento elaborado por el National Gang Center del Departamento de
Justicia de los EEUU define cinco estrategias principales de lucha
contra las pandillas: 1) la mobilización de la comunidad; 2) la oferta
de oportunidades; 3) la intervención social; 4) la supresión; 5) el
cambio organizacional y el desarrollo
Violencia contra las mujeres -
Programas desarrollados
por la Oficina contra la Violencia contra mujeres del Departamento de
Justicia de EEUU
Esta oficina federal está a cargo de desarrollar programas de becas
para desarrollar la capacidad estatal de reducción de la violencia
doméstica, la violencia de pareja, los asaltos sexuales y el acoso.
Se basa en el fortalecimiento de los servicios a las víctimas y la
persecución de ofensores. Los programas de becas incluyen las
Becas para
favorecer las políticas de detención y el cumplimiento de las órdenes de
protección, el
Programa de
Coaliciones Estatales para promover la implementación del Violence
against Women Act (VAWA), el
Programa de Becas
para la Asistencia Legal a Víctimas, entre otros. Para mayor
información sobre el VAWA 2005, haga
click aquí.
Domestic Violence -
National Plan to Fight Domestic Violence 2004-2010
This plan has been developed by the President of Uruguay and is focused
on the areas of prevention of domestic violence, education and training,
and systems of information and follow-up.
Citizen Security - Plan Integral de Seguridad Ciudadana y Prevención del Delito
Last update: June 18, 2010
About the OAS 
Series of official documents on Public Policies on Public Security that
determine the responses of the OAS Member States and their institutions to
the urgent necessity of granting protection to their citizens. In the
majority of these documents, public security can be seen as the result
of a public policy designed at the highest level that establishes a
comprehensive strategy able to promote social development. Note:
Documents are provided in their language of origin unless otherwise
indicated.