The reform process in the Basic Police Training Centre (BPTC) in Sremska Kamenica continued throughout 2010 with the support of the LED. The second generation of graduates completed their six-month probationary training in the field and were sworn in as police officers. The LED supported the Ministry in consolidating the practical training aspects and field training. A regional workshop on situational police training was hosted by the LED, focusing on the methods of development and integration of real-life scenarios into police training. The two-week workshop provided colleagues from several Eastern European countries with the opportunity to share their experiences in using the latest laser-based technologies in practical police training. In support of the further development and consolidation of the Police Field Training Officer (PFTO) Programme in Serbia, the Department organized a study trip for PFTO Co-ordinators to the Police University College in Norway, increasing their exposure to international practices in the area of field police training. The 560 PFTOs that had been trained so far remained the foundation of basic police training in Serbia. The Department promoted the introduction of E-learning in the MoI as a time and costefficient training means and an overarching concept for basic, in-service, specialized and management training. A conference devoted to E-learning was organized in Belgrade with experts from Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden and Turkey exchanging experiences and looking at future development. As a result of these initial steps actively assisted by LED, the Ministry’s Working Group was formally set up in 2010 to further determine how to advance this training and education methodology. During the reporting period, the Department continued to work with the Ministry in the development of a sustainable police management training system as a vital aspect of police reform. To that end, the Department organized the International Forum on Contemporary Police Management Training Systems. Presenters from Slovenia, Sweden, Hungary and the United Kingdom introduced and discussed various models of training and professional development for police managers. Accountability In 2010, the Department continued to provide assistance and expert advice to the MoI to advance accountability and professional standards within the police. While this programme remained to be one of the most challenging to implement, the awareness among the police on the importance of accountability as one of the pillars of democratic policing was consolidated. In 2010, particular attention was given to enhancing the knowledge of police personnel about the key concepts and principles of international human rights standards. As a result of the LED’s input, the Ministry identified internal policy and procedural deficiencies and started developing and improving mechanisms to better comply with international human rights standards and international best practices. The LED continued to bolster co-operation and collaboration between police operational units and the Internal Affairs Division in the area of pre-trial detention and police custody. Specifically, the LED assisted with practical custody training to provide a working model of management practices as well as operational policies and procedures. These workshops were provided in order to enhance the professional capacities of police given tasks in the police custody units, reinforce the fundamental safeguards granted to persons in police custody, as well as to enhance professional capacities of senior officers from Police Districts who are the contact persons of the Ministry’s Commission for Monitoring the Implementation of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture. 56