POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE previously pioneered Local Safety Councils (LSCs). Activities against illicit migration and human trafficking, as with other related phenomena, focused on prevention, protection and prosecution, while continuing to strengthen inter-agency co-operation. Activities related to General Police Development and Reform Police Development and Reform On 13 and 14 May, the Presence hosted the “OSCE Regional Heads of Law Enforcement Department Meeting” in Tirana. The main focus of the meeting was on discussing the FOs activities in the field of SSG/R. On 4 and 5 June, the Presence took part in a conference on “High-level Discussion on Security Sector Governance Reform in South Eastern Europe” in Belgrade, hosted by the OSCE Slovakian Chairmanship and Mission to Serbia. The event brought together senior level government officials, experts, academia and civil society representatives as well as international organizations working in the sector from across the region. The Presence facilitated the participation of members of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security. From 9 to 10 September, the Presence participated in a senior level conference on SSG/R organized by the OSCE Chairmanship in Bratislava. Participants at the event included policy makers and national security advisers from participating States and Partners for Co-operation, experts and practitioners from international, regional, and subregional organizations. During the conference, they discussed best practice and lessons learned in strengthening the effectiveness and sustainability of national SSG/R processes and ways to make best use of existing OSCE capacities to support national efforts. The Albanian delegation was represented by a number of senior-level governmental officials and parliamentarians. Community Policing, Police-Public Relations and Crime Prevention In April, in co-operation with ODIHR, Secretariat and ICITAP, the Presence organized a pilot training workshop in Tirana for community policing heads and civil society representatives. The training aimed to support the community policing in Albania and encourage closer cooperation between community policing officer and civil society. In total, 28 participants received training on how to work on prevention issues, learning more about the relevant signs and messages of violent extremism and radicalization that can lead to terrorism. With the aim of increasing the communication between the two target groups, civil society representatives exchanged views with police officers on issues of common concern. The event served also as a platform to exchange best practice and experiences on P/C VERLT from a community policing approach8. In July, with the support of the Mission in Kosovo, the Presence facilitated a working visit of community police officers from the ASP’s Public Order Management Department to their counterparts in Prishtine/Priština.  The main aim of the meeting was in helping the ASP become better acquainted with the Guide on Implementing and Monitoring Public Confidence and Satisfaction Programme developed with the support of the Mission in Kosovo.  During the visit, police officers from both sides exchanged best practice on the implementation of their respective community policing strategies and action plans, with both parties expressing their commitment to co-operate on issues of similar mutual interest. During the first half of 2019, in co-operation with the MoI, the Presence commissioned an expert to finalize and share the main findings of a survey on public perception on safety and security in five regions, namely Vlora, Durres, Kukes, Shkodra and Fier9. On 21 October and 1 November, the Presence organized meetings with local stakeholders in the Fier and Vlora regions, where findings of the report were presented. Each event brought together LSC members, police officers, teachers, youth, civil society, and media. The findings from each survey helped in identifying areas of security and safety publicly trusted and those requiring further assistance, serving also as a basis for future discussions with targeted LSCs while developing security action plans for their communities. During 2019, the Presence co-operated closely with three newly established LSCs in Lushnja, Vlora and Puka. With the support of a local expert, the Presence assisted these LSCs in drafting security action plans. This assistance was provided through strengthening the capacities of members in developing effective inter-institutional co-operation 8 As based on the Secretariat developed training module, designed in the OSCE Guidebook on P/C VERLT. 9 The reports provided detailed data analysis, summary and key findings for each of the five regions separately. 43