Law Enforcement Cooperation Program
The Australian Federal Police's Law Enforcement Cooperation Program (LECP) plays a vital role in assisting foreign law enforcement agencies to deal with transnational crime.
Transnational crimes include, but are not limited to:
- drug trafficking
- people smuggling
- terrorism
- identity fraud
By working closely with law enforcements agencies around the world, the LECP reduces the impact of transnational crime on Australia.
With annual government funding of approximately $6.2m, the LECP takes responsibility for:
- increasing the quality and quantity of information collected by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) about transnational crime
- creating, maintaining and improving close relationships with foreign law enforcement agencies
- assisting foreign law enforcement agencies in the areas of institutional policy, human resources management, ethics and anti-corruption measures
- increasing operational capacity within partner law enforcement agencies with regard to transnational crime
- increasing preparedness within partner law enforcement agencies for cooperation and assistance with the AFP regarding transnational crime
- the provision of high quality training programs, personnel exchanges and attachments, strategic law enforcement seminars and high level representational visits
- demonstrating the AFP's international leadership in transnational crime issues.