Accountability In 2010, the Mission continued to support the MoI in implementing the Accountability Programme in order to improve internal and external police accountability and to ensure that the police are accountable, transparent and in line with democratic norms and values. The Mission focused on capacity-building of the ICD and the enhancement of its anti-corruption investigative capacities. At the beginning of 2010, the host Government recognized the importance of the Internal Control Department (ICD), which is tasked to oversee the entire police work including the fight against corruption within the police. The decision was therefore made, to move the ICD under the umbrella of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in order to provide independence and more objectivity to its work. On 14-15 April, the Mission organized a two-day anti-corruption seminar for 11 police officers from the Traffic police and ICD. The objective of the seminar, which was an activity within the Mission’s ExB anti-corruption project, was to increase the understanding among the police about the negative effects and costs of corruption on individuals, organizations and societies. The seminar also tried to inspire and engage participant to start tackling corruption at different levels by providing success stories and explaining the tools available. Furthermore, the seminar aimed to support a holistic approach in anti-corruption and integrity building by engaging governmental agencies and other organizations that are fighting corruption in Montenegro. In the frame of the same ExB project, the Mission facilitated the purchase of IT equipment that will be used to increase capacities and effectiveness of the ICD. The Mission provided six laptops, one Dräger Alcotest 6810, six traffic recorders, two Dictaphones and 4 mobile phones to the ICD. Community Policing In 2010, the Mission continued to support the Community Oriented Policing (COP) Programme in Montenegro by assisting the Police Directorate in implementing the Programme country-wide. The Programme was implemented in 146 locations involving 146 police officers and their managers. In February 2009, the COP Programme implementation had started within the Border Police and was closely monitored and mentored by the Mission and the Police Directorate. In 2010, the project was expanded to four additional Border Stations. Throughout 2010, the Mission organized two one-day conferences on lessons learned in the implementation of the COP Programme for the Border Police and the implementation of the COP Programme in Montenegro in general. The conferences focused on co-operation between the Police and Local Self-Government bodies (community partners). The high-level police officials who are in charge of the implementation of community oriented policing had a chance to get together with members of communities, such as school directors, taxi drivers, doctors, officials from municipalities, social workers etc. to identify ways to improve cooperation in implementing community policing activities. Best practices identified at the conferences were going to be used as guidance for the future. Three main conclusions were drawn: 1) Implementation of the project in the seven locations was going very well due to properly selected human and material recourses. 2) The population and local communities had to be involved actively in the implementation of the project. 3) The defined goals were realistic and achievable and with the support of the OSCE the project could be implemented country-wide. The Mission also completed two two-week training cycles of a Community Oriented Course for 30 contact officers from the Uniformed and Border Police, as well as two training cycles of 48

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