POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE In 2016, the activities of the PDU were divided into three main programmatic fields: Police Reform: % Co-ordinating with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) in furthering the process of reforms through an impact evaluation on training related to the new Law on Criminal Procedure (LCP); % Strengthening the efficiency of the MoIA in the area of special police operations, fostering professional relations and internal co-ordination between the Uniformed Police and Crime Investigation Police, as well as capacity building in the fields of strategic planning, quality management and control; and % Strengthening the capacity of the MoIA Police Training Centre (PTC) and the Senior Police Advisors for Continuous Training by providing support in the implementation of the MoIA Training Centre Strategy 2014-2019, developed with assistance from the Mission’s PDU. Democratic Policing: % Assisting in sustaining reforms and building an effective police service at a decentralized level through co-located police advisers; and % Observing developments in inter-ethnic violent incidents and facilitating preventive measures in co-operation with local partners. Overall Security and Transnational Threats: % Strengthening the MoIA’s institutional capacities to fight transnational threats, such as organized crime and terrorism, by providing expertise and tailored advanced training; and % Supporting border management and control with a focus on internal and regional security through facilitating cross-border dialogue and co-operation. Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Police Development and Reform From 30 March to 1 April, three MoIA representatives from the PTC attended the first week of the second training session on e-course design facilitated by two e-learning experts. The training sessions were part of a multiphase Mission e-learning project that aimed to assist the MoIA’s PTC in modernizing its training system for police officers. During this time, the participants drafted the content of a new e-course dedicated to “Arrest, Detention and Use of Means of Coercion”. This course was part of a series of six planned e-courses aimed at building the capacity of police officers, which were conducted in 2016 with Mission support. The first training session took place from 25 January to 5 February, the third one from 6 to 10 June, the fourth one from 20 to 23 June, the fifth one from 1 to 3 November, and the sixth and final one from 22 to 27 December. From 21 to 24 June, a total of 306 police officers passed the first online exam using the e-testing module of the Learning Management System at the MoIA’s Police Training Centre. The development of the e-testing Module was supported by the Mission, and is based on the new MoIA Collective Agreement which stipulates that all such exams and the future testing of MoIA employees have to be done in electronic form. This activity enabled the MoIA to put in place an electronic testing system with automated evaluation, leading to a reduced number of resources. On 27 July, Mission representatives participated in the launch of the Mission-supported INTEL DATA project 89