This sector involves police,[1] intelligence and assimilated services[2], including such issues as identification of individuals for law enforcement purposes, crime prevention, crime investigation, programmes regarding protection of persons in danger (e.g. victims of domestic violence or protected witnesses), arrests and detentions, prison and probation, crowd management during public events and maintenance of public order, counterterrorism, national security operations, measures entailing surveillance of communications, restrictions, bans, prohibitions, lockdowns, various forms of supervision, including those affecting the freedom of movement.

 

[1] In the context of this Handbook, “police” refers to traditional police forces or services and other publicly authorised and/or controlled services granted responsibility by a State for the delivery of policing services. 

[2] Government departments or units that are considered equivalent to the intelligence services in terms of their function.