This past Wednesday, the Venezuelan government gave equipment to the National Bolivarian Police (PNB) in the barrio of Antímano, and announced the creation of a national Criminal Investigation Service. Formed in 2009, the PNB represents a new kind of policing in Venezuela and throughout the world, aimed at dealing with the problem of crime through prevention and community engagement.
Venezuela’s National Bolivarian Police (PNB) has registered significant decreases in crime during its first 6 months of operations, the director of the new security body, Luis Fernandez, reported last week.
In recent weeks, Venezuela's Ministry for Justice and Internal Affairs began nation-wide trainings of communal police, finalized plans for local drug prevention educator schools, and formed its fifth regional commission to oversee the creation of a national police force and a national university for police education.
