2.2 TNTD/Strategic Police Matters Unit Introduction The Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU) is the focal point for the OSCE’s police-related work. The SPMU supports the activities of the Secretary General, the OSCE Chairmanship, the TNTD Co-ordinator, participating States and field operations in promoting police development and reform and in countering organized crime, terrorism, trafficking in illicit drugs, trafficking in human beings, and cybercrime. The Unit delivers support through needs assessments, capacity-building, institution-building, training and evaluation. The SPMU’s long-term goals include providing a democratic vision of policing for the entire OSCE region through assisting participating States in police capacity and institution-building activities and improving police performance within the broader objective of strengthening national criminal justice systems. Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Police Development and Reform within Security Sector Reform On 24 February, TNTD/SPMU finished drafting a report based on an internal comparative research on intelligenceled policing (ILP) programmes that have been developed, supported or implemented by regional and international organizations, including several institutions and agencies within the UN and the European Union (EU). The purpose of the research was to gather background information for the 2016 OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting (APEM). On 9 March, Co/TNTD met the Director and Head of External Relations of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) to discuss mutual benefits of strengthening the collaboration between the two organizations, especially in light of a new legal framework for CEPOL that took effect on 1 July. According to the new framework, CEPOL can engage in co-operation with and open up its education and training courses to non-EU States and organizations which, according to the previous legal framework, was not possible. The Directors agreed on enhancing the collaboration between the two organizations and work towards a formal agreement. From 15 to 18 March, TNTD/SPMU visited the OSCE Missions to Montenegro and Skopje and in Kosovo to obtain information and perform evaluations on their ILP programmes. The goal was to identify potential best practices to be presented at the 2016 APEM and to obtain information 16 for the drafting of a joint OSCE/UNODC factsheet on ILP. TNTD/SPMU met with representatives from field operations, relevant ministries as well as national and local law enforcement officials. Following an internal assessment report, three subjects were chosen to be presented and discussed at the 2016 APEM. These visits were also used to introduce and discuss TNTD/SPMU’s plans to establish a Police Academies Network (PAN) in OSCE participating States hosting field operations, and to confer on future OSCE-INTERPOL joint projects in South-Eastern Europe On 2 and 3 June, TNTD/SPMU participated in the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit in New York following an invitation from the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. The Summit welcomed more than 400 participants, with 100 high-level police leaders including Ministers and National Chiefs of Police. The Summit allowed for UN Police to develop a strategy to deliver more and to have an effective impact on the ground while tackling current policing challenges. It also served as a forum to discuss how peace operations and national policing both complement and reinforce each other when addressing current and emerging challenges, including transnational threats. TNTD/SPMU delivered a statement on the role of the OSCE as a platform for co-operation in countering global criminal challenges through police operations. On the margins of the Summit, TNTD/SPMU met colleagues from the Police Division of the UN Department for Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO) to discuss further co-operation. TNTD/SPMU also met with a number of representatives from UN Member States and international organizations.