Data

General Issues
Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice & Corrections
National Security
Specific Topics
Public Safety
Intelligence Gathering
Collections
LATINNO
Location
Ecuador
Scope of Influence
National
Links
https://www.ministeriodegobierno.gob.ec/juntos-contra-la-impunidad-a-traves-de-la-linea-anonima-1800delito/
https://www.ministeriodegobierno.gob.ec/1800-delitos/
Ongoing
Yes
Funder
Ministry of Interior, National Police

CASE

1800-Crime

October 1, 2020 LATINNO
January 29, 2020 LATINNO
December 16, 2019 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
December 2, 2019 LATINNO
General Issues
Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice & Corrections
National Security
Specific Topics
Public Safety
Intelligence Gathering
Collections
LATINNO
Location
Ecuador
Scope of Influence
National
Links
https://www.ministeriodegobierno.gob.ec/juntos-contra-la-impunidad-a-traves-de-la-linea-anonima-1800delito/
https://www.ministeriodegobierno.gob.ec/1800-delitos/
Ongoing
Yes
Funder
Ministry of Interior, National Police

1800-Crime is a tool that promotes citizen participation in the enforcement of security and rule of law.

Problems and Purpose

1800-Crime started in 2009 by the joint initiative of the Ministry of Interior and the Ecuadorian national police and works as a confidential hotline for citizens to provide information about felonies. The purpose of the hotline is to open a pathway for citizens to break their silence and establish direct and safe relationship with the police, thus exercising their rights as contributors to the safety of their communities.

Some examples of information provided are: descriptions of perpetrators, addresses, car plaques, or details about the modus operandi of criminals. The information is then verified and sent to specialized units and investigation may follow. Once the details have been confirmed, a report is issued for the Ministry of Interior, which in turn decides upon the monetary reward to be paid to the denouncer. The service emphasizes its high confidentiality and guarantees the safety both of callers as well as of agents working for the hotline. Over the years, the administration has broad-ended the range of topics for which felonies may be denounced over the hotline, including issues like corruption, organized crime, asset laundering, details on the most wanted criminals, and temporary national emergencies like wildfires. 

Background‌ ‌History‌ ‌and‌ ‌Context‌ ‌

Organizing,‌ ‌Supporting,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Funding‌ ‌Entities‌ ‌

Participant‌ ‌Recruitment‌ ‌and‌ ‌Selection‌ ‌

Methods‌ ‌and‌ ‌Tools‌ ‌Used‌ ‌

What‌ ‌Went‌ ‌On:‌ ‌Process,‌ ‌Interaction,‌ and‌ ‌Participation‌ ‌

Influence,‌ ‌Outcomes,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Effects‌ ‌

Analysis‌ ‌and‌ ‌Lessons‌ ‌Learned‌ ‌

See‌ ‌Also‌ ‌

References‌ ‌

External‌ ‌Links‌ ‌

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