NovemberNovember 19–20, 2015 19–20, 2015VV MEETING OF MEETING OF

MINISTERS MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC SECURITY IN PUBLIC SECURITY IN THE AMERICASTHE AMERICAS

FIRST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP TO COORDINATE ALL PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIFTH MEETING OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC SECURITY

IN THE AMERICAS (MISPA-V)

July 13-14, 2015

 AGENDA

 

 Presentation of the Conceptual Note by the Chair (Peru)

1.Presentation by the Chair (Peru) and consideration by member state delegations of:

a. Working Group Meetings Methodology and Schedule

b. Draft Agenda for MISPA V

c. Draft Schedule for MISPA V

d. Draft List of Invitees for MISPA V

CONCEPTUAL NOTE

I. BACKGROUND

MISPA I

In 2008, the Commitment to Public Security in the Americas was adopted during the First Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA I) in Mexico City. This document establishes five pillars for the design and implementation of a comprehensive response to public security challenges within a democratic framework.

PILLARS TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE

RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC SECURITY:

1.Public security management

2. Prevention of crime, violence, and insecurity

3. Police management

4. Citizen and community participation

5. International cooperation

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“COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS”

(Adopted at the seventh plenary session held on October 8, 2008 and revised by the Style Committee on October 28, 2008)

We, the Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas, gathered together in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 7 and 8, 2008, bearing in mind the purposes of the Charter of the Organization of American States and recalling the Declaration on Security in the Americas adopted on October 28, 2003, have, within our specific spheres of competence, adopted the following Commitment. RECOGNIZING: That public security is the duty and exclusive obligation of the State, strengthens the rule of law, and is intended to safeguard the well-being and security of persons and protect the enjoyment of all their rights; That conditions for public security are improved through full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as through the promotion of education, health, and economic and social development; The importance of international cooperation for improving economic and social conditions

MISPA II

In 2009, during MISPA II, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the OAS Member States adopted the Consensus of Santo Domingo on Public Security in the Americas. Convinced of the need to move ahead with implementation of the commitment, they decided to institutionalize the MISPA process with a meeting every two years.

THUS WE SHOULD:

1. Forge ahead with the implementation of the “Commitment to Public Security in the Americas”

2. Encourage Member States to exchange best practices and experiences on the subject of prevention of crime, violence, and insecurity, public security management, police management, citizen and community participation and international cooperation based on the successful experiences of Member States and of citizen and community participation.

3. Request the General Secretariat to propose, within the framework of the Committee on Hemispheric Security (CSH) and with the support of the member states, initiatives needed to fully implement the “Commitment to Public Security in the Americas.”

4. Thank the OAS General Secretariat for the draft feasibility study on the best means to strengthen the training and education of personnel responsible for public security in the region (MISPA/RE/doc. 4/09); request that it complete the study with input from the member states, so that it can be submitted to MISPA III for consideration by the Ministers, and ask that it keep the CSH permanently informed of progress made.

5. Institutionalize the MISPA process by holding a Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas every two years (in odd years), beginning with this one, and a preparatory meeting of experts prior to the ministerial meetings, in the framework of the CSH.

MISPA III

During the MISPA III meetings held in 2011 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the host country suggested strengthening the process by focusing on one of the pillars of the Commitment to Public Security in the Americas, namely police management.

THIRD MEETING OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR OEA/Ser.K/XLIX.3 PUBLIC SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS (MISPA III) MISPA III/doc.9/11 rev. 2 November 17 and 18, 2011 1 December 2011 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Original: Spanish _____________________________________________________________________________________

DOCUMENT OF PORT OF SPAIN: INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE MISPA PROCESS

(Adopted on November 18, 2011, and reviewed by the Style Committee)

I. PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT 1. Purpose of the Document. This Document (hereinafter, the “Document”) shall govern the

process of Meetings of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA). To that end, it refers to the subjects specified in each chapter.

The MISPA meetings will perform their functions in the framework of the purposes, principles, and other pertinent provisions of the Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS).

The provisions contained in the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly and of the Permanent Council of the OAS shall apply, as appropriate and in that order, to any aspects not provided for in this document.

This document shall be known as the “Document of Port of Spain: Institutionalization of the MISPA Process.”

PORT OF SPAIN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICE MANAGEMENT

(Adopted on November 18, 2011 and reviewed by the Style Committee)

We agree on the following recommendations for strengthening police management in the Hemisphere:  1.Foster the strengthening of information systems, among other measures by improving data collection and record-keeping methods utilizing available technology, promoting investigative cooperation and knowledge-sharing at the sub-regional, hemispheric and international levels consistent with applicable domestic legislation. 2.Promote public trust and confidence in police management organizations by, inter alia, adopting measures to foster responsibility, transparency, effectiveness, citizen and community participation, respect for human rights, and a comprehensive gender perspective. 3.Conduct police training programs that foster respect for human rights in the performance of police functions. 4.Support professionalization and training for personnel with responsibility for public security and improve, where necessary, professional development and career management systems for the police.5.Instruct the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States to continue, in consultation with the member states, ongoing education and training programs for police personnel and persons responsible for public security, to help strengthen police management in areas of interest specified by the member states within the framework of the Inter-American Police Training Program and bearing in mind, inter alia, the agreements signed by the OAS General Secretariat. 6.Request the OAS General Secretariat to prepare, update and publish an inventory of training programs offered by member states to increase awareness of and access to training opportunities, building on the OAS General Secretariat document that compiles best practices and experiences on police management and international cooperation. 7.Encourage awareness and, where appropriate, the use of technologies to promote efficiency in and modernization of police management and training. 8.Encourage member states to consider exchanging civilian and police training program material and instructors to create new areas of cooperation and training.

MISPA IV

Similarly, MISPA IV, held in Medellin, Colombia in 2013, emphasized another pillar of the Commitment to Public Security in the Americas, namely international cooperation.

We adopt the following recommendations for strengthening international cooperation in the area of public security:

1.Strengthen cooperation, coordination, and reciprocal technical assistance activities among the institutions responsible for public security in the member states in order to continue developing the capacities of our States to respond effectively in the struggle against crime, violence, and insecurity. 2.Continue strengthening the development of regional and bilateral mechanisms for sharing operational and/or intelligence information, in order to prevent and investigate, in accordance with domestic laws, the transnational organized crime affecting the hemisphere. 3.Continue strengthening the judicial cooperation that allows the member states, pursuant to domestic legislation and established international agreements, to mount an effective legal response to the commission, execution, planning, preparation, or financing of criminal acts against public security. 4.Urge the states party to the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and its corresponding Optional Protocol to continue implementing its provisions; and encourage states that are not yet party to those inter-American instruments to accede thereto. 5.Urge member states to make their experiences and best practices and offers of training and technical assistance in preventing crime, violence, and insecurity available to the other countries in the region, so as to enhance their capacity to combat various criminal activities that pose a threat to public security. 6.Foster the establishment and strengthening, as the case may be, of crime and violence observatories that, among other functions, gather information and generate knowledge needed to design and carry out national, subregional, and regional policies and operational plans to prevent and confront crime, violence, and insecurity. 7.Promote and consolidate regional and subregional cooperation initiatives and mechanisms for combating transnational organized crime that strengthen states’ actions against it. 8.Encourage member states to foster bilateral cooperation and cooperation with multilateral cooperation and development agencies, to promote integral program initiatives covering security, justice, and development capable of strengthening national efforts to combat crime, violence, and insecurity.

Considering this background, as the host country Peru seeks:

-Continued consolidation of progress made in terms of cooperation to provide support for increased coordination of public security policies in the Hemisphere. -Adoption of another pillar of the Commitment to Public Security in the Hemisphere as the central focus, namely, prevention of crime, violence, and insecurity.

III. TOPICAL APPROACH

TOPIC 1: COORDINATION AND COOPERATION TO PREVENT CRIME AND VIOLENCE AT ALL LEVELS OF ACTION

A. Linkage among local, provincial, departmental, state, national, and transnational authorities

B. Social programs to reduce risks factors and strengthen protective factors

C. Cross-cutting and transnational nature of crime: strengthening border controls

D. Inter-American Network for the Prevention of Violence and Crime

TOPIC 2: DATA AND INFORMATION FOR THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC PREVENTION POLICIES

A. Inter-American Network for Information and Knowledge on Public Security

B. International Classification of Crimes for Statistical Purposes

C. Surveys of victimization and perception of insecurity

TOPIC 1:

COORDINATION AND COOPERATION TO PREVENT CRIME AND VIOLENCE AT ALL LEVELS

OF ACTION

SUBTOPIC A. LINKAGE AMONG LOCAL, PROVINCIAL, DEPARTMENTAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND TRANSNATIONAL AUTHORITIES

 • Need for cross-cutting and inter-institutional linkage of authorities and non-

governmental actors.

• Need for coordination and linkage mechanisms among different levels of government, different public institutions, as well as the participation of civil society, given the multidimensional nature of prevention.

SUBTOPIC B. SOCIAL PROGRAMS TO REDUCE RISK FACTORS AND STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS

• Implement linked and coordinated strategies on an inter-institutional basis in addition to mobilizing efforts and resources at the level of civil society.

• Identify, document, and disseminate at the hemispheric level actions being implemented to reduce risk factors and strengthen protective factors.

• Perform results and impact assessments that are scientifically able to identify interventions that work.

SUBTOPIC C. CROSS-CUTTING AND TRANSNATIONAL NATURE OF CRIME: STRENGTHENING BORDER CONTROLS

• The transnational and cross-cutting nature of some crimes makes coordinated work among national authorities in neighboring countries imperative.

• The free movement of crime among sovereign states: Porous borders Absence of control Corruption and lack of effective horizontal (bilateral, sub-regional, and regional) mechanisms

• No country is exempt from these problems and no country is self-sufficient in addressing the subject of violence and crime without the assistance of neighboring countries.

• Advances in the area of connection, communication and information technologies, georeferencing, satellite and area surveillance, inter alia, make coordinated border management more feasible and agile.

• Cross-border security policies ensuring: Respect for the rights of migrants and human rights in general Secure migration flows Business climate.

SUBTOPIC D. INTER-AMERICAN NETWORK FOR THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AND CRIME

• Cooperation and coordination: guiding principles of prevention at the hemispheric level.

• Inter-American Network for the Prevention of Violence and Crime established by the OAS General Assembly in 2014.

• Characteristics of the network:

Mechanism for dialogue. Horizontal learning. Ongoing consultation. Sharing of experiences.

TOPIC 2:DATA AND INFORMATION FOR THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC PREVENTION POLICIES

SUBTOPIC A. INTER-AMERICAN NETWORK FOR INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE ON PUBLIC SECURITY

•Providing reliable data: to guide the formulation of and processes for assessing all public policies, including policies to prevent violence and crime.  •Characteristics of the network

Development and implementation of long-term, inter-country criteria and standards. Data reliability and comparabilityNetworking model including public actors involved in the process of creating and collecting data on crime and criminal justice. Framework for standardization of statistics on crime and the operation of criminal justice systems at the hemispheric and national level.

These are at least two key tools for achieving that objective:

oUnited Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice (CTS) for systematic data collection.oInternational Classification of Crimes for Statistical Purposes to standardize concepts, definitions, and disaggregation variables.

• Ongoing and systematic interaction of multiple actors in the region:

Horizontal exchange of information, experiences, and knowledge. Identification of technical and technological needs, common problems related to statistics and data on crime, violence, and insecurity.

SUBTOPIC B. INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF CRIME FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES

•The International Classification of Crime provides a common conceptual framework for the systematic and cross-cutting production of statistical data for all systems.

•Objectives:To serve as a methodological tool for harmonization and comparability of crime statistics and criminal justiceTo provide inputs for the design of public programs and policies for crime prevention, strengthening the rule of law, and criminal justice reform.

 •Purpose:To produce relevant information for understanding the patterns of crime at a specific place and time.To develop public policies for dealing with crime and preventing violence and criminal behavior.

SUBTOPIC C. SURVEYS OF VICTIMIZATION AND PERCEPTION OF INSECURITY

•Not enough statistics to know the real incidence of crimes, nor the dynamics and patterns of crime and violence.

  •Key tool in the attempt to capture more precise picture.•Surveys of victimization to measure the “dark figure” of crime.•There is now an initiative to standardize at the regional level. •The OAS participates in this UNODC initiative along with the Centre of Excellence for Statistical Information on Governance, Public Security, Victimization, and Justice; the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

 •Providing political impetus for this regional initiative is essential to achieve at least two objectives:

Internal objective: consolidate victimization surveys as institutional instruments for gathering information on crime, victimization, and the perception of insecurity. External objective: agree on a common regional questionnaire and standardize some key stages or aspects of the methodological process for victimization surveys

METHODOLOGY AND SCHEDULE FOR WORKING GROUP MEETINGS

I. Proposed methodology: • Hold formal monthly two-day meetings to submit drafts of the agenda, schedule, and

MISPA V recommendations document.• Two-week period following each formal Working Group meeting to submit written

drafts, comments and/or suggestions to the Chair. • Formal meetings supplemented by informal Working Group meetings to proceed with

negotiations. • The Chair will prepare a revised version of the document under consideration,

including agreements and drafts, in writing. • The revised versions will constitute the working basis for the next formal meeting. 

METHODOLOGY AND SCHEDULE FOR WORKING GROUP MEETINGS(Proposal from Working Group Chair - Peru)

II. Suggested schedule of formal meetings:  •The schedule can be adjusted based on development of the preparatory process.•Formal and informal meetings will be held as necessary.

JULY 2015Monday 13 and Tuesday 14

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Simón Bolívar 

Presentation of Conceptual NotePresentation, consideration, and formal approval of:Meeting Methodology and Schedule.Draft AgendaDraft ScheduleDraft Lift of Invitees

AUGUST 2015Monday 10 and Tuesday 11

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Pending 

Start negotiations on MISPA V Recommendations Document

SEPTEMBER 2015Monday 14 and Tuesday 15

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Simón Bolívar

Continuation of negotiations on MISPA V Recommendations Document

OCTOBER 2015Monday 5 and Tuesday 6

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Simón Bolívar 

Conclusion of negotiations on MISPA V Recommendations Document

The following agreements will govern formal meetings: • Paragraphs agreed upon during formal Working Group sessions will not be

reopened for further discussion.• The working language for documents during sessions will be Spanish; documents

will later be translated to English.• The various versions of the working document will be distributed in digital form.

 DRAFT AGENDA

DRAFT AGENDA(Submitted by the Chair)

1. INAUGURAL SESSION

a. Remarks by Representative of the Government of Perub. Remarks by OAS Representative

2. OPENING SESSION

a. Election of officers (Vice-Chairs)b. Adoption of agenda and schedulec. Working methodologyd. Appointment of rapporteurs (TBD)

3. INTRODUCTORY SESSION

a. Report prepared by delegation from Peru on the results of the Second Subsidiary Technical Working Group on Police Managementb. Report prepared by the delegation from Colombia on the results of the Subsidiary Technical Working Group on International Cooperation (TBD)c. Report prepared by the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security on compliance with Resolution AG/RES. 2866 (XLIV-O/14)d. Presentation of Conclusions from the Civil Society Forum (TBD) e. Intervention of delegations

4. TOPIC: COORDINATION AND COOPERATION TO PREVENT CRIME AND VIOLENCE

a. Inter-American Network for the Prevention of Violence and Crime

b. Social programs to reduce risk factors and promote greater social inclusion

c. Linkage among local, state, national, and transnational authorities

d. Strengthening border controls

5. TOPIC: DATA AND INFORMATION FOR THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES TO PREVENT CRIME AND VIOLENCE

a. International Classification of Crimes

b. Surveys of victimization and perception of insecurity

c. Inter-American Information Network

6. ADOPTION OF THE FINAL DOCUMENT: “AREQUIPA RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT CRIME AND VIOLENCE IN THE HEMISPHERE”

7. CLOSING SESSION

a. Preliminary Report of the MISPA V Rapporteurship (TBD)

b. Remarks by Representative of the Government of Peru

c. Remarks by OAS Representative

DRAFT SCHEDULE

DRAFT SCHEDULE(Presented by Chair)

  

Wednesday, November 18: 8:30 p.m. Reception hosted by the Regional Government of Arequipa 

Thursday, November 19: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Accreditation of delegates 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Inaugural Ceremony•Remarks by Representative of the Government of Peru•Remarks by OAS Representative 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Opening Session•Election of Officers (Vice-Chairs)•Adoption of the agenda and schedule•Working methodology•Appointment of rapporteurs (TBD) 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Official Photo 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Recess

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Introductory Session•Report prepared by the delegation from Peru on the results of the Second Subsidiary Technical Working Group on Police Management (April 23-24, 2015, Trujillo-Peru)•Report prepared by the delegation from Colombia on the results of the Subsidiary Technical Working Group on International Cooperation (TBD)•Report prepared by the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security on compliance with Resolution AG/RES. 2866 (XLIV-O/14)•Presentation of the Conclusion of the Civil Society Forum (TBD) •Intervention of the delegations 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Lunch•Ministers (Meeting in private)•Delegates 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. First plenary session: Coordination and Cooperation to Prevent Crime and Violence

• Inter-American Network for the Prevention of Violence and Crime• Social programs to reduce risk factors and promote greater social inclusion

 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Recess 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. First plenary session continued:

• Linkage among local, state, national, and transnational authorities• Strengthening border controls

 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Discussions among Ministers and Heads of Delegation on Coordination and

Cooperation to Prevent Crime and Violence

 8:30 p.m. Inaugural Dinner

 Friday, November 20: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Second plenary session: Data and Information for the Design and

Implementation of Public Policies to Prevent Crime and Violence• International Classification of Crimes• Surveys on victimization and perception of insecurity

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Recess 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Second Plenary Session continued:

• Inter-American Information Network 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Dialogue of Ministers and Heads of Delegation on Data and Information for

the Design and Implementation of Public Policies to Prevent Crime and Violence 11:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Adoption of document resulting from MISPA V: “Arequipa Recommendations

to Prevent Crime and Violence in the Hemisphere” 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Closing Session•Preliminary Report of the MISPA V Rapporteurship (TBD)•Remarks by Representative of the Government of Peru•Remarks by OAS Representative

1:00 p.m. Closing lunch

LIST OF INVITEES

 

FIFTH MEETING OF MINISTERS RESPOSIBLE FOR PUBLIC SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS

 

LIST OF INVITEES 

FIFTH MEETING OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS 

(Presented by the Chair) a) MEMBER STATES OF THE OAS b) PERMANENT OBSERVERS TO THE OAS c) REGIONAL OR SUB-REGIONAL INTER-AMERICAN AGENCIES AND ENTITIES Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS)Pacific AllianceCentral American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI)Latin American Development Bank (CAF)Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)Andean Community (CAN)Caribbean Community (CARICOM)Secretariat of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR)Central American Integration System (SICA)Regional Security System (RSS)Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)

E) AGENCIES AND ENTITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

• Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)• Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)• Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court D.H.)• Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)• Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN)• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

f) AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR POLICE COOPERATION

• Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP)• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)• Commission of Police Chiefs and Directors of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean• Police Community of the Americas (AMERIPOL)• Latin American and Caribbean Community of Police Intelligence (CLACIP) • European Police Office (EUROPOL)• International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)

g) CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

THANK YOU VERY MUCH