Supports the member states in the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies that promote the improvement of their police and justice systems, the effective implementation of access to justice, and the professionalization and modernization of police forces and their penitentiary systems. It also promotes the creation of victim and witness assistance and protection programs and the strengthening of police, prosecutorial and judicial crime investigation capacity. 

The Section for the Prevention of Violence supports member states in the design and implementation of programs, plans, projects, public policies, and other initiatives to strengthen institutional and human capacities to prevent and reduce violence, crime, and insecurity, as well as to assist victims and survivors in their comprehensive reintegration.

Supports Member States in strengthening their capacity to manage conventional arms and ammunition through operational programs. In addition, it seeks to provide technical advice to related political forums (CIFTA, CITAAC, CSBM) and generate information on the challenges of illicit trafficking and proliferation of arms and ammunition.

Collects, generates, and makes available public security data, information and knowledge.

AICMA seeks to reestablish safe and productive living conditions for mine-affected communities. Its activities include humanitarian demining; mine-risk education; the physical rehabilitation and economic integration of victims of mines and other explosive devices; the destruction of stockpiled mines; and the promotion of the ban on the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of antipersonnel mines.

PICAD strengthens the capacity of 7 OAS Member States to prevent and investigate organized crime linked to the exploitation of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, particularly human trafficking and migrant smuggling.

The DPS, in it is capacity as the technical secretariat, follows up on the mandates assigned in the resolutions, declarations, and/or recommendations of the General Assembly, Permanent Council, and political forums, regarding Public Security.