Thematic Area · Peace, Justice & Security

Peace, Justice, and Security
for Safer Communities,
Stronger Institutions and
More Resilient Societies

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PADF’s Peace, Justice and Security portfolio partners with institutions, communities, and allies across the Americas to design and implement solutions that strengthen citizen security, justice, public integrity, and community resilience. This page brings the PJS portfolio together in an interactive experience where users can explore where we work, which projects we implement, what capacities we strengthen, and what results we are generating with local partners, governments, donors, civil society, and the private sector.

What We Address

Areas of Focus

Our 14 thematic areas reflect the technical depth and breadth of PADF’s peace, justice, and security work across the America

Citizen Security

Prevention and institutional response to violence and insecurity in communities and territories.

Transnational Organized Crime

Approaches to counter criminal networks, illicit economies, and transnational criminal dynamics.

Police Strengthening

Improving capabilities, standards, and performance of law enforcement institutions.

Judicial & Prosecutorial Strengthening

Supporting judicial and prosecutorial actors to improve case management and outcomes.

Anti-Corruption & Public Integrity

Supporting institutions to prevent, detect, and respond to corruption and integrity risks.

Financial Crimes & Asset Recovery

Capabilities for financial tracing, organized crime investigation, and financial evidence use.

Forensic Evidence & Chain of Custody

Strengthening evidence management from collection to legal disposition.

Violence & Recruitment Prevention

Community and institutional models to reduce risk factors and protect vulnerable populations.

Digital Security & Cybercrime

Building capabilities to investigate and respond to technology-facilitated crimes.

Data Analysis & Decision-Making

Using data, intelligence, and applied analytics to improve policies and security operations.

Interagency Coordination

Designing mechanisms, protocols, and routines to align state and non-state actors.

Community Development & Resilience

Interventions connecting security, social cohesion, and local capacity strengthening.

Case Management & Prosecution

Strengthening capacities to structure, manage, and prosecute cases from investigation to verdict.

Corrections & Prison Security

Improving institutional capacity for security, management, and governance of correctional systems.

Geographic Reach

Where We Work

PADF’s PJS team works across 35 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean. Click a country to see active projects

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North America

Mexico Canada

Central America

Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Belize

South America

Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia Brazil Paraguay Argentina Chile Guyana

Caribbean

Haiti Dominican Republic Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Barbados Bahamas

Active Projects Planned

How We Deliver

Our Solutions

PJS delivers value through six core solution models — each designed to create lasting institutional change and community resilience.

Solution 01

Institutional Advisory & Strengthening

Direct technical accompaniment to institutions to improve capabilities, processes, and performance.

Solution 02

Training & Professionalization

Design and implementation of training processes to strengthen technical and operational capabilities.

Solution 03

Data Integration & Analysis

Tools and methodologies to integrate information and support evidence-based decision-making.

Solution 04

SOPs, Protocols & Toolkits

Development of practical instruments to standardize processes and improve operational quality.

Solution 05

Multi-Agency Coordination Models

Design and facilitation of mechanisms to align actors and accelerate results across institutions.

Solution 06

Community Participation & Prevention Models

Design of territorial interventions to reduce risk and strengthen community resilience.

Portfolio

Projects

Browse PADF’s PJS project portfolio by country, thematic area, solution model, and status.

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Justice and Anti-Corruption in Colombia