POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE General Police Development and Reform Police Development and Reform within Security Sector Reform In October, the Mission supported a feasibility study for academic studies according to Bologna standards for Academic Education in order to evaluate the project’s potential for success and sustainability of Montenegrin police education system. On 14 December, the Mission, in co-operation with the Police Academy (PA) organized a one-day workshop to present findings from the feasibility study, which was developed to align police education at the Police Academy with Bologna academic standards. During the workshop, three potential models of the Academy’s institutional organization were presented. Participants from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), Ministry of Education (MoE), Police Academy, and Police Directorate (PD) reviewed the recommendations of the feasibility study in order to develop a plan to revise the police education system. The revision was identified as a crucial reform area within the ongoing restructuring of the police service in the PD Strategy Action Plan, 2018-2019. On 2 November, the Mission facilitated a multidisciplinary working group meeting at the PA, consisting of representatives of relevant Ministries to work on developing of the new PA law as well as a new Law on Internal Affairs with amendments related to police education. Members of the working group, consisting of 18 representatives of MoI, MoE and Center for Vocational Training, expressed their views on the adoption of laws and regulation of the status of the PA. Strategic Planning including Threat Assessments The Mission, through the NGO Institut Alternativa1 (IA), monitored implementation of the Police Strategy and Action Plan from March to December. IA compiled the final assessment report by conducting background open source research, using reports from international organizations and the European Commission, and by participating in the MoI’s working group meetings and consultations with regard to Police Strategy and Action Plan implementation. Based on findings, a report was produced identifying police strengths, implemented actions and shortcomings with recommendations for Police Strategy and Action plan amendments in 2018. 1 http://www.institut-alternativa.org From 17 to 18 May, the Mission and DCAF organized a workshop in Podgorica on integrity management and strategic planning for 15 police managers. The purpose of the workshop was to help strengthen accountable policing. Officials from MoI/PD’s gave an overview of the in-service training on integrity and gender organized so far. An online course on integrity for managers was also introduced. DCAF provided expertise while the Mission provided the catering, venue, and translation. The workshop underlined that e-learning in combination with classroom teaching should be adopted as training format for managers. Gender and Ethnic Mainstreaming With the support of the implementing partner Human Resources Management Agency (HRMA) and in partnership with the Norway Integrity Project, the Mission supported the MoI’s efforts in areas of combating internal corruption, enhancing the work ethics and gender mainstreaming by supporting the organization of 20 training courses on police integrity and 20 training courses on gender mainstreaming for 800 police officers, held from June to December. Training was conducted by police trainers who went through DCAF and OSCE ToT in 2016 and 2017. From 9 to 12 May, the Mission and DCAF jointly organized advanced training in Podgorica for 6 police integrity and 6 gender facilitators in Podgorica. The training course aimed at strengthening the police internal resources to independently conduct in-service training on gender and integrity. Training included a refresher component for those participates who went through an OSCE-DCAF training in 2015. Subsequently, it served as a tool for combating internal corruption and promoting gender equality. DCAF provided experts support while the Mission covered the costs of interpreters, translators and printing. From 15 to 16 May, in co-operation with DCAF, the Mission assessed and evaluated delivery of in-service training on integrity and gender in Podgorica and Bar. The in-service training was delivered by police officers trained previously by the Mission and DCAF to 60 police officers from the Public Peace and Order, Crime and Border Police. The assessment findings defined recommendations for improvement of training methodology. They also underlined that in-service training of police officers is mandatory according to the Law on the State Servants and Employees and the Strategy on Police development 2016-2020. The Mission facilitated a working meeting of the MoI/PD’s Gender Team and the Norway Project on Integrity to discuss the draft 2017-2021 Action Plan on the Representation of Women on Leading Positions and Areas of Work in the Police (AP) and comments stipulated by the OSCE Gender 73