Guidebook on Democratic Policing – by the Senior Police Adviser to the OSCE Secretary General

Introduction
The police are the most visible manifestation of government authority responsible for public
security. While being under enormous pressure throughout the OSCE area to counter the rising
tide of organized crime and the new threats to international and national security, including those emanating from terrorism, the police must operate in accordance with national and international law and respect human rights at all times.
The OSCE participating States “consider the democratic political control of […] the police to be an indispensable element of stability and security.”1 In the course of supporting a democratization process in post-conflict societies, as well as societies in transition, a growing emphasis has been placed on the rule of law. This has revealed the lack of a standardized conceptual foundation to guide these police-related activities, resulting in a number of different approaches towards implementing police training as well as police reform programmes.

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Crime Known to Law Enforcement, 2023

Description

This report details rates of violent and property crime in the United States based on offenses reported by law enforcement agencies from 2022 to 2023. It presents national and subnational estimates of crime offenses and victimizations for violent and property crime. Findings are based on BJS’s and the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Estimation Program. NIBRS collects detailed information on crime incidents reported to law enforcement throughout the United States. 

Highlights

  • The rate of violent offenses in the United States decreased from 407.3 per 100,000 persons in 2022 to 387.8 per 100,000 in 2023.
  • The rate of property offenses decreased 3% from 2,085.6 per 100,000 persons in 2022 to 2,015.2 per 100,000 in 2023.
  • The rate of violent victimization in 2023 was 395.2 per 100,000 persons, which was not statistically different from the rate in 2022.
  • Males and females both had decreases in the rate of homicide victimization from 2022 to 2023.

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Testimony Before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight

 Rafael A. Mangual testified in a hearing titled An Overview of the Problem and Policy Solutions. Watch the full testimony here. Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and all other members of this distinguished body: Thank you for the opportunity to offer remarks on the all-important topic of public safety in America’s cities—an issue I have spent the […]
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