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STRATEGIC GOAL 2: CRIME PREVENTION – ADDRESSING THE CAUSES OF CRIME AND INSECURITY AND INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE KEY RISKS ACTIONS RESPONSIBLE PARTY i. Implement Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Social Development and Crime Prevention Action Plan (SDCPAP) ii. Establish National Inter-Ministerial Commissions to coordinate government policy iii. Increase demand side intervention through a focus on education, early intervention, treatment, harm reduction, rehabilitation and social reintegration, ethics training and the construction of new norms iv. Establish a CARICOM Drug Commission v. Establish an Anti-Gang Working Group vi. Publish regional risk assessments and regional publication of crime reports. vii. Proposal of a free mobile security application; CARICOM Secure App (CASA) to manage, receive and distribute information to users. CARICOM Secretariat Member States Member States Member States PERFORMANCE INDICATOR Programmes/Projects designed and implemented under the SDCPAP through CARICOM Secretariat National Inter-Ministerial Commissions established in all Member States CARICOM Member States implementing national programmes/ projects targeted at crime prevention IMPACS CARICOM Secretariat Member States IMPACS CARICOM Secretariat IMPACS Recommendations of CARICOM Drug Commission presented to Heads of Government Anti-Gang Working Group established IMPACS RSS CDEMA Development of proposal of a free mobile security application Regional risk assessment and crime reports TIME FRAME Ongoing 2013 Ongoing 2013 2013 Yearly 2014 STRATEGIC GOAL 3: ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATE LEGAL INSTRUMENTS WHILE RATIFYING EXISTING AGREEMENTS ACTIONS RESPONSIBLE PARTY i. Promote the ratification of the CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty (CAWT) and CARICOM Maritime Airspace and Security Cooperation Agreement ii. Promote harmonisation and standardisation of legislation regional IMPACS RSS CARICOM Secretariat OECS Secretariat Member States IMPACS RSS CARICOM Secretariat OECS Secretariat Member States PERFORMANCE INDICATOR CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty (CAWT) and CARICOM Maritime Airspace and Security Cooperation Agreement are signed and ratified Member States Encourage Member States to sign accede/ ratify/ harmonised and strengthen regional legislation TIME FRAME 2013 Ongoing ii

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CARICOM Crime and Security Strategy 2013: Securing the Region

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Intergovernmental Organisation

Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Type of Document (for IGOs)

Policy-Related Documents: Other Documents

Topics

Critical Infrastructure
Cyber Crime
Cybersecurity Awareness
Economy and Finance
Incident and Emergency Response
International Cooperation
National Cyber Defense
Public-Private Partnership
Sustainable Development
Training and Education

Summary

Goal: to significantly improve citizen security by creating a safe, just and free Community, while simultaneously improving the economic viability of the Region
Identifies the risks and threats prioritised into four (4) Tiers:
- Tier 1: Immediate Significant Threats: high-probability, high-impact events, current and present dangers – including Cyber-Crime
- Tier 2: Substantial Threats: both likely and high-impact, but are not as severe as Tier 1 Threats
- Tier 3: Significant Potential Risks: high-impact, but low-probability
- Tier 4: Future Risks: threats where the probability and impact cannot be assessed at this stage
Identifies 14 Strategic Goals, including Strategic Goal 8: Strengthen CARICOM’s Resilience to Cyber-Crimes
Strategic Goal 8 Action Items include:
- Education and awareness of internet users
- Raising the standards of specialisation of the police, judges, prosecutors and forensic staff
- Exploring ways to establish a CARICOM Cyber Crime Centre
- Pursuing the establishment of a network of CARICOM Cyber Security Points of Contact (PoC)
- Pursuing the establishment of a CARICOM Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Recognizing the importance of each Member State establishing its own National Cyber Security Unit
- Seeking functional and active partnership with the private sector, in particular internet service providers, internet security organisations and financial services

Source Link 1: https://caricomimpacs.org/Portals/0/Documents/CARICOM%20Crime%20and%20Security%20Strategy.pdf?ver=2018-08-30-143014-433&timestamp=1562238383145

Source Link 2: https://caricom.org/documents/12057-caricom_crime_and_security_strategy.pdf

Year Published: 2013

Document's Date Information: 18-19 February 2013

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