Police Education and Development
In 2012, the Government had decided to transfer the Police Academy in Danilovgrad from
the jurisdiction of the MoI to the Ministry of Education. Shortcomings in the rotation of the
Academy’s staff caused the postponement of the development and adaption of the Strategy
on Police Education for the Police Academy for 2013-2017 and the new Police Handbook.
Despite these challenges, the Mission successfully maintained excellent working relations
with the Academy. In 2013, these excellent relations resulted in the organization of courses
in “Police Trainer Development”; “Field Training Officers” (FTO); “Training on Traffic Accident
Scene Investigation” for Traffic Police Officers and Training for Dispatchers in Police On-Call
centers.
Pursuant to activities conducted in 2012, and upon request of the Police Directorate, the
Mission organized two cycles of “On-Call Centre Dispatchers” courses for some 40 members
of existing dispatch units. The programme, which was conducted by Slovenian police
experts, focused on the rules, aims and types of communication; elements of successful
communication; listening and receiving feedback; and strategies for successful conflict
resolution. Participants gained valuable knowledge about new operating methodologies of
On-Call Centres; combating trafficking in human beings; skills in identifying victims and
traffickers; risk analyses; drug search and detection, as well as skills necessary for rendering
the in-service training and establishing necessary foundations for changes in the
Montenegrin police system. The knowledge and skills gained were planned to be cascaded
to other officers through the in-service training courses.
The OSCE also organized a study visit for six senior managers from the Montenegrin On-Call
Centre to the Slovenian Police Dispatch Unit. The visit allowed the officers to exchange best
practices and receive first-hand information on the Slovenian on-call system.
The Mission also organized a four-day training on “Traffic Accident Scene Investigation”. The
aim of this training was to raise the operational capacities of the traffic officers responding to
traffic accidents and to minimise the duration of the accident investigation. Croatian experts
demonstrated the latest methods and practices in investigating accidents techniques and
modules. The target group for the training were 25 members of Traffic Police Sector. The
training was organized at the Police Academy in co-operation with Croatian Police.
Although there were a significant number of female officers in the police, the Mission still
noted the need for greater amount of willingness or commitment of senior managers to
promote female officers to managerial level positions, and to deploy more female officers on
the streets. To change the approach of senior management level the Mission facilitated a
three-day training on “Gender Sensitive Policing” for middle and senior managers.
While the Police Academy has been transferred under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of
Education, it directly reports to the Government. There has been no link or mechanism that
would provide direct co-operation or co-ordination between the Police Academy and the
Police Directorate and this caused problems in mutual planning and strategic development.
As a result of this, the Academy has the monopoly in Police training. The Mission noted that
attention should be given to establishing self-sustainable in-service training capacity for the
police departments by organizing more Trainer Development and specialized courses.
In 2013, the Mission organized three workshops for developing a new Curriculum. The first
workshop defined the steps to be taken in 2013. The Police Academy decided to invite
experts from the National Turkish Police to undertake the needs assessment for the police
curriculum. As a result of a meeting with a Turkish expert, it was agreed to design, in a first
phase, a questionnaire with relevant actors for three generations of cadets already employed
(100 police officers). Colleagues from the Police Academy in Serbia would facilitate the
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