Macau Judiciary Police

The IT and Telecommunications Management Department is primarily accountable to carry out studies, coordinate, evaluate, define and implement projects related to information technology and telecommunications, which are regarded to be essential for the duties under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Police, as well as making studies associated with information technology and telecommunications, techniques applicable to criminal prevention and suppression; it is also responsible to conceive, install relevant equipments, as well as affording the scientific back-up to investigative efforts on cases related to high technology crimes.

	Information Technology Division
Information Technology Division performs under the IT and Communications Management Department. This division is primarily accountable to make submissions to the upper hierarchy, and such submissions shall cover areas related to computing, intended to prevent and suppress criminal activities. Within the scope of computing, it shall also evaluate and study the situation and the current trends related to crimes committed with the recourse of high technology; conduct studies on crime prevention strategies; assist in the investigation of computer technology-crimes. In addition, the Information Technology Division shall be accountable to preserve the computing system within the Judiciary Police, and it shall also conduct studies, evaluate and analyse the automated equipment assigned to the Judiciary Police; conceive, simplify, rationalize, and make adjustments to the administrative support basis; conceive, install, develop, maintain and guarantee the safety of the automated systems, and ensure the connection with other security departments or similar institutions.

	Telecommunications Division
The Telecommunications Division performs under the IT and Communications Management Department and, with the backing of the upper hierarchy, this division is primarily accountable to carry out technical studies in the area of telecommunications to prevent and suppress high-tech crimes. This division is specially tasked to study, within the sphere of telecommunications, the current situation and trends of criminal offences committed with the recourse of high technology; study strategies for criminal prevention and render assistance to the criminal investigation departments in the probing of crimes committed with the recourse of scientific methods and equipment. As regards internal governance, the Telecommunications Division also participates in the management of telecommunication equipments within the Judiciary Police so as to conceive, install, rationalize and preserve the telecommunications systems and electronic equipments, and guarantee their safety; study and consider the upgrading by denoting recommendations to improve the equipments and proceed with the relevant acquisitions. Furthermore, the Telecommunications Division ensures the maintenance and management of the high-technology equipments employed in investigation, and also ensures, in the sphere of telecommunications, that links with the Directorate of Telecommunications Regulatory Body, providers of telecommunications networks, security services and similar institutions, are maintained.