The webinar was attended by:

• Beatriz Abizanda, senior specialist of the IDB's Citizen Security and Justice team.
• Coronel Araújo Gomes, Municipal Secretary of Public Safety of the city of Florianópolis, Brazil.
• Renée J. Mitchell, president of the American Society for Evidence-Based Policing.
• Comisario Jhonny Diego Sosa, deputy director of the National Police of Uruguay.

On this occasion, the aforementioned experts presented various types of solutions found in the Evidence Bank regarding Policing strategies, as well as other promising initiatives that are already being implemented in the region with positive results. In addition, different interventions aimed at prevention, control, deterrence and timely response to incidents related to crime, violence and disorder were discussed.

Watch the video (in spanish) to learn about the initiatives and debates of the event!

Video guide (minute by minute): 

• 00:00:00 – Opening (Beatriz Abizanda).
• 00:13:46 – 1st Participation Jhonny Diego Sosa (sobre o Programa de Alta Dedicação Operativa, PADO, no Uruguay).
• 00:23:28 – 1st Participation Araújo Gomes (sobre a Experiência de Câmeras corporais em Florianópolis).
• 00:30:57 – 1st Participation Renée J. Mitchell (the challenges of incorporating evidence into law enforcement practice and the hot spot policing experiment in Sacramento - USA).
• 00:40:53 – 2nd Participation Jhonny Diego Sosa (the role of police academies).
• 00:45:31 – 2nd Participation Araújo Gomes (the role of technology in security and police intelligence management).
• 00:52:34 – 2nd Participation Renée J. Mitchell (the importance of bringing academic research closer to security professionals.)