On Thursday (01), the Public Security Leadership Academy held another event, this time aimed at representatives of public security institutions in Rio de Janeiro. During the meeting, five of the nine proposals developed by participants in the program’s first cohort were presented.

Last Friday (18), the Public Security Leadership Academy, an initiative of Leme, the Laboratory for Violence Reduction, in partnership with FGV EBAPE and Universidad EAFIT, held its closing event. The program aims to train a new generation of leaders capable of implementing public policies informed by data and scientific evidence.

Between June 30 and July 2, the Leme team conducted a field agenda in Ceará to advance the impact evaluation of Empodera, a domestic violence prevention program that is part of PReVio (Integrated Program for Violence Prevention and Reduction of the State of Ceará). The agenda included visits to Crato and Juazeiro do Norte, in the Cariri region, and Iguatu.

On September 3, Ramón Chaves, Leme’s Executive Manager, visited Maricá to learn about the initiatives of the Secretariat for Citizen Security and discuss potential partnerships that could contribute to strengthening public security in the municipality. During the visit, he met with Secretary Julio Cesar Veras Vieira, a PMERJ Colonel, and visited the headquarters of the Municipal Guard and the Integrated Public Security Operations Center (CIOSP).

Between August 11 and 14, the Leme team conducted a technical agenda in Ceará to advance the impact evaluation of four PReVio initiatives (Integrated Program for Violence Prevention and Reduction of the State of Ceará): Laboratório de Perícias, InteliGENTES, Virando o Jogo, and PADIN+.

Between August 10 and 15, the first cohort of the Public Security Leadership Academy participated in an immersion program in Medellín, Colombia. Organized by Leme in partnership with FGV EBAPE and Universidad EAFIT, the program brought together classes, field activities, technical visits, and meetings with researchers, public officials, and professionals from different Colombian institutions.

On August 5, Ramón Chaves, Leme’s Executive Manager, taught a class on the role of municipalities in public security to officers participating in the second training course of the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Force. The activity discussed how municipal governments can contribute to preventing and reducing crime and presented initiatives developed by the Rio City Government in recent years.

On Friday, August 14, the first cohort of the Public Security Leadership Academy concluded the class schedule of its immersion program in Medellín, Colombia. On the final day of academic activities, participants discussed evidence on police trust and legitimacy, different experiences of peace negotiations in Colombia, and lessons from the Medellín case for addressing illegal territorial control in Rio de Janeiro.

On Wednesday (12), participants in the Public Security Leadership Academy completed the third day of their immersion program in Medellín, Colombia. Organized by Leme in partnership with Universidad EAFIT, the program combined classes on the challenges facing Colombian public security with technical visits to the city’s emergency monitoring and response structures.

On Thursday, August 13, the first cohort of the Public Security Leadership Academy continued its immersion program in Medellín, Colombia. On the fourth day of activities, participants learned about different institutional approaches to addressing organized crime, covering topics related to criminal law, public security policies, integration between security and investigative forces, and the use of technology in forensic investigations.