PRESENTATION TO PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES - COMMITTEE ON HEMISPHERIC SECURITY30th APRIL 2012CARICOM IMPACS

SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF SMALL ISLAND STATES OF CARICOM

2Suriname

BermudaCARICOM Member States

Associate Members

CARICOM STATES

• 15 Full Members, 5 Associate States• Combined population: >15 million • Total land space : 462, 472 sq km

Capability and capacity constraints• Deficienc

y in forensic capabilities

• limited technical and financial resources

Sluggish and inefficient

judicial systems

Unsecured public

information networks

vulnerable to electronic

attacks

Ineffective witness

protection mechanisms

Porous borders

CARICOM VULNERABILITIES

CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT

Ministerial Sub – Committee On Resource Mobilisation and Implementation

Security Policy Advisory Committee(SEPAC)

Implementation Agency for Crime And Security (IMPACS)

CARICOM FRAMEWORK FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CRIME AND SECURITY – JULY 2005

LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLEFOR CRIME AND SECURITY

Council of Ministers Responsible forNational Security and Law Enforcement

Standing CommitteeCommissioners of Police

Standing CommitteeChiefs of Immigration

StandingCommitteeMilitary Heads

StandingCommitteeChiefs of Customs

Standing CommitteeHeads of Intel & Financial Investigations

CIMA

CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT

Ministerial Sub – Committee On Resource Mobilisation and Implementation

LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLEFOR CRIME AND SECURITY

Council of Ministers Responsible forNational Security and Law Enforcement

Ministerial Sub – Committee On Resource Mobilisation and Implementation

LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLEFOR CRIME AND SECURITY

Council of Ministers Responsible forNational Security and Law Enforcement

CARICOM FRAMEWORK

Policy & Strategy Formulation: IMPACS

Oversight

Coordination

Implementation

Capacity Building

Border Security: JRCC

Passenger Profiling

Cargo Profiling

Immigration & Customs Support

Information Sharing

Threat Assessment and Common Intelligence

Picture: RIFC

Strategic Assessment

Threat Assessment

Intelligence Sharing and Cooperation

Capacity Building

KEY FUNCTIONS OF THE JRCC

Cross checks all API data and visa applications with regional and international watch lists/databases.

Pre-screens travelers to and from any territory within the participating Member States.

Provides reliable and timely information on security concerns to regional border security and law enforcement agencies

Liaises with Interpol, regional NCBs and other international agencies for SLTD and other info.

Prepares analytical reports on persons of interest

CARICOM IMPACS BORDER MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

APIS

Within the last 5 years, the APIS generated almost 8,000 persons of interest from within the 10 participating states alone; an average of 130 persons monthly.

Those Persons of Interest (Hits) have been from 116 different nationalities worldwide .

Infractions seen include the usual drug traffickers, murderers etc…but disturbing trends being seen includes increased instances of human trafficking and pedophiles to the Region particularly in the summer.

NOTABLE SUCCESSES GENERALLY

CARICOM IMPACS BORDER MANAGEMENT INITIATIVESAn (ACIS)

is one of the

initiatives being

pursued for

implementation

throughout

CARICOM

Member States in cooperation with airlines,

shippers, importer

s and exporter

s worldwide and

Customs Authoriti

es.

Empower

Customs Authoriti

es to examine

in advance, docume

nts presente

d for import

and export cargo and

determine

whether any

item(s) require special

attention

Advance Cargo Information System

RIFC’s KEY FUNCTONS

Provides 24/7 support to the JRCC in Border protection

Collects information that reveals the plans, intentions and capabilities of threat entities and provides the basis for decision and action.

Produce timely analysis that provides insight, warning and opportunity to the decision makers charged with protecting and advancing the Region’s interests

INFORMATION FLOW – REGIONALLY

RIFC

ABBAR

BAHBEL

DOMGNDGUYJAM

SKNSLUSVG

SURTT

BI – DIRECTIONAL FLOW OF INFORMATION FROM RIFC TO NPC’S

INFORMATION FLOW – INTERNATIONALLY

RIFC

INTERPOL

UK

USAUS

INDIA

SA

MAJOR EVENT SUPPORTEVENT PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES ACCREDITATION SUPPORT

16 52,535

34 13,383

48 11,839

12 8,500+

SECURE VIDEO, VOICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION NETWORK

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RIFC AND CISNET ENHANCED SECURE COMMUNICATION AND ENABLED JOINT ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORTS.

A SECURE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY AGENCIES COMMUNICATION PLATFORM

A SYSTEM CREATED, OWNED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY CARICOM.

DEVELOPED TO FACILITATE THE SECURE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE REPORTS AND THE CONDUCT OF ONLINE AUDIO AND VIDEO CONFERENCE CALLS

ENABLES REAL TIME SHARING OF INFORMATION AMONG INTELLIGENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

CARICOM INTELLIGENCE SHARING NETWORK (CISNET)

SECURITY CONTEXT

CARIBBEAN IMPLICATION: BALLOON EFFECT

MERIDIA INITIATIVE

"I think that narco-trafficking is a

problem for the hemisphere as a

whole. And wherever you put pressure, the

traffickers will go where there is less

resistance and where there is less capability."

Robert Gates, 15 April 2010

TIER 1 RISKSIllicit Drugs Gangs

Illegal Guns Natural Disaster

TIER 2 RISKSHuman Trafficking and Smuggling Cyber Crime

Public Order Crimes

TOCDestabilisation of Haiti Deportation

TIER 3 RISKS TIER 4 RISKS: FUTURE RISKSInternational Terrorism Financial Crimes

Critical Infrastructure Corruption

Climate Change Pandemic

Maritime Piracy Migratory Pressures

DRUGS-GUNS-GANGS NEXUS IN THE CARIBBEAN

GUNS

GANGSDRUGS

GLOBALIZATION

INTERCONECTEDNESS

CRIME

UNODC, October 2011Global Study on Homicide

42 per cent of global homicides are actually committed by firearm

Note: The information in the table above were obtained from the NPC’s in Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia. and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

CRIME FIGURESYear Homicide Illegal

FirearmsSeized

Marijuana Seized

Kg

Cocaine Seized

Kg

Total Narcotics

Seized

Kg

CriminalDeportees

2006 2,193 1949 727,103 7293.1 79,247.79 5,634

2007 2,427

+

2017

-

219,436

+

4368

-

119,104.35

+

5,680

+

2008 2,649

+

1999

-

212,685

+

6957

-

129,806.35

+

5,016

-

2009 2,656

+

2383

+

189,115

-

5960

+

69,934.72

-

4,484

-

2010 2,441

-

2079

-

560,591

+

7902

+

560,148.36

+

4451-

Total 12,366 10,427 1,908,929 32501 1,941,430 25,265

OVERALL CRIME FIGURES FOR THE PERIOD 2006-2010

Jamaica

Belize

St. Kitts

Trinidad & Tobago

Bahamas

St. Lucia

St. Vincent

Dominica

Guyana

Barbados

Grenada

Suriname

Antigua & Barbuda

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

52.91

42.84

40

36.88

29

28.77

21.83

19.73

17.65

11.24

9.38

7.93

6.92

2010 MURDER RATES - CARICOM MEMBER STATES

Murder per 100,000 population

70% of Mur-ders in CARI-COM States

Are Commit -ted With Firearms

NEXUS BETWEEN VIOLENT CRIME AND DEVELOPMENT

CRIME & SECURITY

Developmental Issue

Adverse impact on

state stability

Undermine

economic growth

Impede social

development

Lower citizens’

quality of life

ECONOMIC COST OF CRIME TO THE REGION

The cost of

gang related

crime is between 2.8 percent and

4 percent of

gross

domestic product in

the Region

Crime

costs

Jamaica over $529 million a year

in lost income

In Trinidad

a one percent

reduction in yout

h crim

e wou

ld boos

t tourism

revenue by

US$35millio

n per year

Source: 2011UNDP “Caribbean Human Development Report”

Potential Boost in Annual Economic Growth Rate from Reducing Homicide Rate to Costa Rica Level

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

OCT

RCMP

CICTE

CICAD

CICAD

OAS US AID

CBSI

USMS

CICTE

CANADA

UNDP

UNLIREC

INTERPOL

OECS

CFATFACCP

N DRUG

CISLES

CSME

CEDEMA

CARICAD

RSS

COHSOD

JIATF

CBSI

ICPC

CTO

CCLEC

ACHCPS

IOMUNICRI

CAREC

CARICOM

UWI

INTER AGENCY COOPERATION

ACPO Criminal Record Office (ACRO) and United Kingdom Central Authority for the Exchange of Criminal Records (UKCA-ECR) •Collaboration efforts on regional fingerprinting system & DNA

University of West-Indies, St. Augustine•Technical and Research Assistance•Workshops on Private Security

CDRAV / WINAD / Project Ploughshares•Technical Support and Capacity Building (NGO Support)

IMPACS/UNODC• Strengthen regional networking, the sharing of information and to encourage joint operational responses

International Organisation for Migration (IOM)•Workshop on Draft Legislation for Trafficking in Persons

Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-LiREC)•Assistance Provided to Destruction and Stockpile Management Program•UNLIREC’s Inter Institutional Training Course on Combating SALW

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)•Provision of Training in Precursor Chemicals to Regional LE Officers

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research (UNICRI)•Major Event: Strengthen the capacity of Carnival and Festival Security

INTER AGENCY COOPERATION

RELEVANT LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKInter-Governmental Agreement establishing Framework (2006)

MOU for Intelligence Sharing among CARICOM member States (2006)

Treaty on Mutual Security Assistance (2007)

Model Visiting Forces Act (2007)

Model APIS Legislation (2007)*

CARICOM Airspace and Maritime Security Cooperation Agreement (2007)

CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty (2007)

Protocol establishing CONSLE and IMPACS as Treaty entities (2009)

CARIPASS Treaty (2010)

Model CARIPASS Legislation

MOU on Criminal Deportation

MOU on Intelligence Sharing with non-CARICOM entities

Legend: abc – in force; abc – signed but not yet in force; abc – yet to be finalized; * - amendments pending

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Proposed RIBIN Zones

Suriname

Bermuda

CARICOM member states

Associate members

HUB

Off map

IMPACS/CARICAD ProjectDeveloped a pool of trainers in immigration policy, procedure and technical issues

Developed publication of training course manuals and publications on immigration proper practice and procedures for the region

Developed regional Immigration certificate

Immigration Officers trained in ……..• Document fraud• Impress , Detection & Fraudulent

Documents• Immigration functionality in

Regional Security framework• Travel Card

OVER 200 IMMIGRATION OFFICERS TRAINED FOR

2010

Standardized customer experience throughout

the Region

Ability of officers to easily operate in another

member state if required

Enhance capacity and capabilities of Regional

Customs and Immigration Officers

NOTE: Training for Customs Officers in 2011

Regional Task Force on

Crime and Security Report

Establishment of a

Regional Framework

for the Management of Crime and

Security

Security is Declared the Forth Pillar

of CARICOM

Adoption of CARICOM Crime and Security Strategy

WAY FORWARDEnhancement of international, regional and intra-regional coordination and cooperation• Development of regulatory instruments• Agreement on protocols to be observed by all parties

Advancement of bi-directional information sharing• Compatibility of communications systems• Need to complete Radar picture• Aerial and Maritime deficiencies

Optimisation of existing capacity to complement partner assets

Concurrence on Gap Analysis

Capacity Building for seamless joint operations

COLLABORATION, COOPERATION, COORDINATION