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The Department of Public Security (DPS)
is part of the OAS Secretariat for Multidimensional Security.
It promotes public policies on security, legislation and
programs of technical assistance in the OAS Member States.
Moreover, it is a forum seeking to promote the analysis and
reflection on the new threats to public security in the
Hemisphere. For this purpose, the DPS leads research and
proposals through the implementation of comprehensive and multi-sector
strategies focused on violence and crime prevention,
rehabilitation and law enforcement, from a human rights
perspective.
The DPS is divided into three sections. The Office of
Humanitarian Demining focuses on the issues related to
antipersonel landmines and the destruction of arms and
ammunition in the region. The Section on Public Policies
on Public Security focuses on the promotion of public policies,
legislation and information systems related to
police training,
penitentiary and prison systems
and criminal gangs.
The section against transnational organized crime is responsible
for the promotion of research, model legislations, trainings in
areas related to organized crime,
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The DPS, together with the
Colombian National Police, is organizing a Training on "Police
Intelligence" in the framework of the
Inter-American Police Training Program. This course
will take place from December 7-11, 2009 in
Bogotá, Colombia.
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Meeting on
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The
First Meeting of the Group of Experts of the OAS to prepare
a Model Legislation in the areas referred to by the
Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing
of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and
other Related Materials (CIFTA) was postponed and will now
take place on February 11-12, 2010 at the OAS Headquarters
in Washington, DC.
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The Second Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security
in the Americas (MISPA II) will take place on November 4-5,
2009. The Ministers will be discussing violence
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prevention,
public policies, fight against transnational organized crime and
the exchange of succesful experiences related to police
intelligence.
The
Second Meeting of Organizations from
the Civil Society in preparation for MISPA II took place in
Lima, Peru on September 16-17, 2009.
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MONTEVIDEO: The Organization of American
States (OAS), during the Inter-American Specialized
Conference on Public Security in the Americas, urged the OAS
Member States to adopt public policies on security to
confront common and organized crime.  The
proposal was adopted on August 5th, during the Specialized
Conference on Public Security which established the agenda
for the November Ministerial Meeting to be held in the
Dominican Republic.
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The First Meeting of Forensic Experts in the
Americas was held on September 24-25, 2009 at the OAS
Headquarters. The experts who took part in this meeting
underlined the necessity to foster the exchange of information
and experiences between the forensic specialist in the region,
as well as to strengthen mutual cooperation amongst them, in the
OAS framework.
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Key
OAS Security Documents
Public
Security in the Americas: Challenges and Opportunities
Prisons:
Problems and Challenges for the Americas