OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP), Regional Training Seminars and National/Regional Training Workshops on ILP for Law Enforcement Managers

The OSCE ILP guidebook, which was developed by the Transnational Threats Department’s Strategic Police Matters Unit (TNTD/SPMU), is designed to serve as a practical guidance for all law enforcement practitioners and is intended to especially benefit policy-makers, high-level government officials and high- and mid-level law enforcement managers. At the same time, the guidebook will be of added value for law enforcement training institutions, regional and international organizations and academia. The long-term objective of this project is to improve professionalism, effectiveness and efficiency in law enforcement planning, decision-making and management in OSCE participating States.

Background

ILP is a modern law enforcement model, already adopted by numerous countries around the world, aimed at shifting the focus from a predominantly reactive, towards a more proactive policing approach. In essence, ILP is a top-down decision-making and managerial framework. The model, centred on systematic gathering and analysis of data and information, facilitates informed and information-based policy-making, decision-making and planning, allowing for a more targeted prioritization and enhanced efficiency of resource allocation. Research and international experience have shown that the traditional reactive model of policing is struggling to cope with increased complexities and variations of modern law enforcement tasks, and can be considerably complemented by the proactive approach of ILP. In addition, enhanced democratic and public scrutiny have raised the demand for improved decision-making and management, and increased efficiency in resource allocation. ILP was developed in the 1990s to meet these challenges. Past experiences have proven ILP to be an effective and efficient tool for crime prevention, reduction and disruption.

In addition, academic research and good practices have revealed that ILP can serve as a feasible and advantageous law enforcement model in preventing, reducing and disrupting crime but also as a general policing management framework. If key implementation factors are missing, including managerial awareness and commitment to the implementation process, the ILP concept does not function to its full potential.

Expected Results

This project aims to provide the law enforcement authorities with the necessary knowledge and capacities to fully implement ILP in their national law enforcement institutions. In addition, the guidebook is expected to serve as the main basis for future awareness-raising and capacity building/technical assistance projects on ILP. National training workshops will introduce the ILP model as a viable alternative to traditional policing methods and increase awareness among relevant high-level officials of ILP and its benefits for modern law enforcement. The long-term goal is to enhance professionalism of police services in OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation resulting in increased security and safety of their citizens.