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of its Development Strategy and Action Plan 2014-2018, as
well as to finalize the 2017 Annual Training Plan, which was
further developed to match the outcomes of this strategy.
The workshop was held from 18 to 21 November, and
hosted a working group of 30 members from the public
safety sector, including the training co-ordinators of public
safety agencies1, the Mission and the U.S. International
Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program
(ICITAP). The working group reviewed the strategy, and coordinated the training activities to be held at the KAPS in
2017. Additionally, the senior management of public safety
agencies agreed on joint activities that will involve mixed
agencies’ staff, and incorporated them into these two key
institutional documents.
gained insight on practical issues they face in disciplinary and
criminal investigations proceedings, and requested that the
Mission organize follow-up roundtables on these matters.
Resulting from joint work completed by the Mission and
the KP Training Division, the Mission handed over the
training catalogue to the Deputy General Director of the
KP in an event organized on 16 March at KP headquarters.
This catalogue of training and learning activities, printed
in three languages and provided to the police managers
along with a web version, will assist them in identifying,
facilitating and delivering future training to their members,
and serves as an overall tool for further capacity-building in
the entire organization.
From 6 to 28 July, the Mission, in co-operation with
representatives of the PIK and the KP PSD, facilitated eight
roundtables on the rights of police officers. The PIK and
the KP PSD delivered presentations to around 160 officers
from all police regions on both disciplinary and criminal
proceedings, after which constructive discussions took
place on obstacles and concerns police officers are facing
in relation to public complaints and internal investigations.
Numerous issues concerning the length of investigation
processes, the rights of officers during investigations, and cooperation with the PIK were raised. Furthermore, a KP legal
advisor provided an overview of relevant legal provisions to
officers from the Mitrovicë/Mitrovica North region, where
legal remedies were discussed and gaps identified.
On 23 March, the Mission supported the KP in facilitating
a roundtable for reviewing their Training Strategy and
Action Plan 2014-2018. Senior police managers and police
development experts from the Mission reported on their
deliverables in 2015, and presented their planned input
aimed at achieving the goals and specific objectives foreseen
in this strategy and action plan. On 8 December, another
workshop for reviewing this strategy was organized by the
Mission, where the focus of the working group was placed on
evaluating the progress achieved in this area during 2016. The
Mission supported the development of this training strategy
in 2014, and continues to contribute to its implementation by
providing expertise and technical support.
From 4 to 7 April, the Mission facilitated the first of three
roundtables on police rights for 60 KP officers in Mitrovica/
Mitrovicë North region2. During these sessions, constructive
discussions took place on obstacles that police officers face
in disciplinary and criminal complaints. Representatives of
the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo (PIK), KP Professional
Standards Directorate (PSD) and the Regional Head
Prosecutor provided detailed explanations on relevant
legislation and procedures. Based on feedback, participants
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1
KAPS, KP, Police Inspectorate of Kosovo, Kosovo Customs, Kosovo Correctional
Service, Kosovo Probation Service and Emergency Management Agency.
2
Sessions were organized in police stations of Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North, Zubin
Potok, Zvečan/Zveçan, Leposavić/Leposaviq and Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North Regional
Directorate.
From 18 to 20 May, the Mission facilitated a visit of
representatives from the KP to Albania to evaluate the impact
of awareness raising activities covering domestic violence,
diversity and hate crimes, delivered by different stakeholders
to the Albanian State Police (ASP). The visit enabled the
representatives to learn more on how the police and other
teams in Albania co-ordinate their activities in order to
improve responses to calls involving domestic violence and
to learn about indicators that have been used by the police to
measure the impact of awareness raising activities.
From 28 to 30 June, the Mission, in co-operation with the
KP, organized a regional conference on recertification
training and management of promotion training in the
police. Around 50 senior police officers from Prishtinë/
Priština, Tirana, Podgorica, Skopje and Ankara attended and
presented best practices, challenges and opportunities in the
process of recertification and promotion related training.
The conference contributed to further building the working
relationship between police services in the region, and will
also serve as a basis for future police co-operation in the area
of education and training. The conference concluded with
recommendations and a joint commitment to continue to
organize and participate in regional initiatives to improve
human resources management and further capacity building
of police services in the region.
From 22 August to 2 September, the Mission delivered an
intensive training to 13 police trainers focused on improving
their knowledge and ability to effectively deal with incidents
involving victims and suspects who suffer from mental
health problems. The training was the result of incidents that
have occurred in the recent past, and aimed at enhancing
interactions between police officers and people with mental
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