17 December 2024 - Campo Grande, MS - Between 3 and 5 December, training in Dynamic Security and Prison Intelligence was held in Campo Grande-MS, bringing together 29 participants, including federal and state criminal police officers. The activity was organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) partnership with the National Secretariat for Penitentiary Policies (SENAPPEN) and was supported by the Mato Grosso do Sul State Agency for the Administration of Penitentiary System (AGEPEN), marking two years of partnership between UNODC and SENAPPEN for training in the area of intelligence. During this period, topics such as human source management, dynamic security, intelligence techniques and the management of high-risk prisoners were covered, with training sessions held in the states of Acre, Bahia, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraíba, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo.
Over the course of the three-day training, participants were trained in dynamic security and prison intelligence techniques, based on the UNODC manual on the subject, covering topics such as physical and procedural security, knowledge production methodologies and data search and collection, as well as practical case studies. The training emphasised the importance of integrating dynamic security and intelligence analysis, as well as the fundamental role of criminal servants in incident management and prevention. These actions follow good international practices, based on norms and standards recognised by the UN, such as the Nelson Mandela Rules and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC), aimed at improving prison management and guaranteeing humane conditions in prisons.
The discussions during the event made it possible to adapt the manual's guidelines to the local context, with attention to the different realities of the Brazilian states. The activity also promoted the strengthening of inter-institutional co-operation, creating an environment for exchanging experiences and building contact networks that are essential for intelligence work.
For one of the instructors responsible for the training, dynamic security represents "an excellent tool for refining the already well-known physical - or situational - and procedural security in Brazilian prisons". The expert emphasised the complementarity of the three types of security mentioned, which form the tripod of prison security.
Regarding the co-operation between UNODC and SENAPPEN to carry out training since 2023, one of the instructors present pointed out that "the partnership has consolidated itself as a great tool in the evolution of the national penitentiary system. Qualifying, welcoming and encouraging the training of penal police officers are catalysts in the process of transforming the prison reality."
PRIS-COOP Project - The training was held as part of UNODC's PRIS-COOP project, with the support of the US State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). The initiative promotes the dissemination and adoption of innovative and inter-institutional practices to strengthen prison management and the fight against organised crime in Brazil and Paraguay, in line with minimum international standards.
UN Conventions - The training promoted by UNODC is related to its role as guardian of the International Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC), and the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the Mandela and Bangkok Rules.
