Countering Criminal Threats

Organized crime - The SPMU actively supports the OSCE fi eld operations, participating States and Partners for Co-operation in their activities to combat organized crime. In particular the SPMU aims to:

 • Support the full implementation of key UN Conventions on criminal matters in close co-ordination with the UN Offi ce on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);

 • Strengthen co-operation between law enforcement agencies and other public authorities as well as with NGOs and the private sector; •

Deliver specialized training in criminal investigations, including fi nancial investigations, tracing and seizures of criminal proceeds; • Reinforce legal instruments, institutional capacity and law enforcement competencies.

 Terrorism  - The SPMU ( Strategic Police Master Unit ) assists participating States in developing policing strategies, tactics and mechanisms to counter terrorism, among other things, by:

 • Promoting measures for countering radicalization and violent extremism;

• Facilitating the sharing of information and best practices among law enforcement agencies responsible for preventing and investigating terrorism.

Cybercrime - The SPMU works at national and regional levels with participating States and international partners to: 
• Promote and assist the outreach to vulnerable groups;
 • Provide assistance to law enforcement agencies for strengthening their capacities to investigate and prosecute suspects and seize criminal proceedIncrease investigative capacity and foster the exchange of information with a special focus on hate crimes and the sexual exploitation of children; 

• Promote the most effective ways to identify and investigate cybercrimes

Illicit Drugs and Chemical Percursors

Working closely with the UNODC, the SPMU places special emphasis on: • Facilitating crossborder co-operation;

• Assisting in developing effective national and regional antidrug strategies;

 • Advocating the implementation of UN Conventions and the International Narcotics Control Board and the Paris Pact Initiatives;

• Promoting and facilitating dialogue and interaction among competent national governmental structures and the private sector, for example health authorities, social services, the transport sector, and the chemical industry.

Trafficking in Human Beings

The Unit works jointly with internal and external stakeholders to provide training and expert advice to all agencies likely to be involved in efforts against human traffi cking. Key elements of the SPMU strategy in this fi eld are to:

• Promote a victim-oriented approach in all countertraffi cking measures; • Strive for a broader involvement of all public and private stakeholders;

 • Promote and assist the outreach to vulnerable groups;

 • Provide assistance to law enforcement agencies for strengthening their capacities to investigate and prosecute suspects and seize criminal proceeds./ OSCE