Spanish
Within the framework of the First International Symposium on Criminal Investigation, the executive commissioner for Police Reform, Luis Ernesto García Hernández, addressed the challenges and capabilities of the State in the face of modern crime, highlighting that the ongoing transformation of the National Police responds to a structural and not circumstantial vision.
During his intervention, he maintained that organized crime is a complex and dynamic reality, but emphasized that “it is not stronger than the States and their institutions” when they act with strategic planning, professionalization and interagency coordination.
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The commissioner explained that the police reform is structured in three major waves of transformation aimed at modernizing management, strengthening criminal investigation, and consolidating an institutional culture based on service and integrity. He also highlighted that the reform process is not limited to operational changes, but rather involves a redefinition of the police role under more rigorous ethical and technical standards, aligned with the construction of a more efficient and legitimate citizen security system. Upon closing his presentation, he reaffirmed that the ongoing transformation seeks to consolidate a more professional National Police, closer to the citizenry, reiterating that "it is an honor to be a police officer and serve the citizens," as the guiding principle of the institutional change process.
