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| Subsecretaría de Prevención del Delito | |
|---|---|
| Agency name | Subsecretaría de Prevención del Delito |
| Jurisdiction | Chile |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Parent agency | Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública (Chile) |
Subsecretaría de Prevención del Delito is a Chilean public institution dedicated to the design, coordination and evaluation of policies aimed at reducing crime, harm and victimization across Chile. It operates within the executive branch alongside entities such as the Carabineros de Chile, the Policía de Investigaciones de Chile, the Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos (Chile), and municipal governments like Ilustre Municipalidad de Santiago, interacting with regional bodies such as the Gobierno Regional Metropolitana and international organizations including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Organization of American States.
The office emerged amid policy reforms influenced by comparisons to prevention models in United Kingdom, United States, and Sweden, and by domestic initiatives linked to the Gobierno de Ricardo Lagos and later administrations under Michelle Bachelet and Sebastián Piñera; it built on earlier efforts by the Ministerio del Interior (Chile), municipal secretariats, and nongovernmental actors like Fundación Paz Ciudadana. Its institutionalization responded to studies from universities such as the Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Diego Portales, and research centers including the Centro de Estudios Públicos and the Instituto Libertad y Desarrollo, while reflecting legal frameworks like the Constitución de Chile and statutes administered by the Congreso Nacional de Chile and committees in the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados de Chile and the Senado de Chile.
The Subsecretaría coordinates prevention policy with law enforcement agencies such as the Fiscalía Nacional (Chile), correctional institutions like the Gendarmería de Chile, and social services under the Servicio Nacional de Menores (SENAME), attending directives from the Presidencia de la República de Chile and the Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Chile). It designs strategic plans incorporating evidence from institutions like the Observatorio del Delito and academic units such as the Centro de Investigación en Criminalidad at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and issues guidelines aligned with international instruments such as the Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos and recommendations from the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.
The Subsecretaría is structured into directorates and units that liaise with regional offices, municipal departments like the Dirección de Seguridad Pública de Valparaíso, and specialized agencies such as the Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (Chile), with leadership appointed through protocols involving the Presidente de la República de Chile and oversight by parliamentary committees in the Congreso Nacional de Chile. It maintains technical teams composed of professionals from institutions such as the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Universidad Austral de Chile, Universidad Católica del Norte, and international consultants linked to the World Bank, European Union programs, and the Pan American Health Organization.
Programs address juvenile prevention in coordination with Servicio Nacional de Menores (SENAME), victim support linked to the Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos (Chile), community policing initiatives with Carabineros de Chile, and violence prevention strategies developed alongside organizations like Red de Municipalidades por la Protección a la Infancia and academic partners such as the Escuela de Psicología de la Universidad de Valparaíso. Initiatives incorporate evidence-based interventions promoted by actors like the UNICEF regional office, World Health Organization, and research outputs from the Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social (COES), and interact with labor and education policies from the Ministerio de Educación (Chile) and Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social (Chile).
Coordination mechanisms link national bodies such as the Ministerio de Salud (Chile), Servicio Nacional para la Prevención y Rehabilitación del Consumo de Drogas y Alcohol (SENDA), the Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Chile), and municipal networks including the Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades, together with civil society organizations like Fundación Súmate, Corporación Humanas, Amnistía Internacional (sección chilena), and faith-based actors including the Consejo de Pastores de Chile. The Subsecretaría engages with research networks at institutions such as the Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Contemporánea (CERCO) and international partnerships with the United Nations Development Programme, European Commission delegations, and bilateral technical cooperation from countries like Canada and Spain.
Funding derives from allocations approved by the Presupuesto Nacional de Chile debated in the Congreso Nacional de Chile, supplemented by international loans and grants from the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, the Banco Mundial, and donor programs of the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo and Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), as well as municipal budgets from bodies like the Ilustre Municipalidad de Concepción and private partnerships with foundations such as Fundación Luksic and Fundación Cultural de Providencia. Human resources include specialists trained at institutions like the Academia de Guerra Naval (Chile) and consultancies contracted from firms associated with the Asociación de Consultores del Desarrollo.
Evaluations conducted by the Subsecretaría, independent auditors in the Contraloría General de la República de Chile, and academic assessments from universities such as the Universidad de La Serena and Universidad Católica de Temuco measure impacts on indicators produced by the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (Chile), the Observatorio de Seguridad Pública and national surveys like the Casen. Reported outcomes include reductions in selected crime rates in pilot municipalities such as Viña del Mar, La Florida, and Puente Alto, improvements in victim assistance metrics coordinated with the Servicio Médico Legal (Chile), and policy adaptations following external evaluations by the Organización de Estados Americanos and reviews by the Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe.
Category:Public administration of Chile Category:Law enforcement in Chile