POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS CENTRAL ASIA Steering Committee meeting held in Bishkek. The MoU aims to create modalities for further co-operation between the CiB and the Government in order to reform and develop the Kyrgyz law enforcement system. On 30 July, the document “Mechanisms of Interaction and Co-operation between the Law Enforcement Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic and Civil Society Institutions” was adopted into the police reform and education portfolio. The CiB has contributed to the elaboration of the document, in line with the framework of the 2013 Police Reform Measures and Action Plan. It aims to provide a legal framework for enhancing police-public relations. In September, the OSCE-supported working group of the  MoI collected pilot data on the new police performance evaluation  criteria from the regional police departments. In addition, the MoI working group, together with civil society and the CiB, completed a list of questions to be addressed to the public at the end of this year during a public opinion survey.  From 23-26 November, the CiB organized an international study visit for the working group of the MoI to the Lithuanian Police Department to learn from their experience on the development and usage of individual police performance evaluation criteria and methods to improve public-police relations. Anti-Corruption On 9 December, the CiB Head of Centre participated in the OSCE-supported  conference dedicated to International Anti-Corruption Day. The event was organized in close cooperation with the Office of the Prosecutor General and was attended by members of  Parliament and high-ranking government officials as well as representatives of civil society and international organizations. Community Policing and Police-Public Relations On 4 March, the CiB supported a forum on crime prevention and co-operation between police  and citizens organized by the Batken province Department of Interior. The event was chaired by  the MoI, the Plenipotentiary Representative of Government, the Province Prosecutor, and other  heads of local administrations. Participants agreed on the need for closer co-operation between  police and citizens to ensure public safety in the Batken province. Participants raised issues related to police work, such as lack of discipline and disregard of the law, weak material support to police, low salaries for police, and high turnover among neighbourhood and juvenile delinquency inspectors. From 30 November-5 December, the CiB organized a study visit for a group of MoI representatives to the Police Department of Turkey. The study tour was initiated to exchange experiences on the development and application of individual performance evaluation criteria of police officers as well as on methods to improve public-police relations. On 6 March, the CiB facilitated the organization of an interagency co-ordination meeting on the prevention of juvenile delinquency, which brought together representatives of the Bishkek City Education  Department, Bishkek city police, and civil society, along with representatives of the Kyrgyz ministries. The parties discussed the implementation of the joint Action Plan on “Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency in the Kyrgyz  Republic” and ways of increasing its effectiveness, specifically by enhancing the participation of community members.  On 14 December, the CiB supported a regional session of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians in Osh. Participants reviewed and discussed necessary measures for police reform, the new police performance evaluation criteria, and mechanisms of public-police co-operation. On 7 May, in its efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency through educational programmes, the CiB organized an interagency expert meeting with the participation of the Bishkek city police, Bishkek and Osh city Education Directorates, the American University of Central Asia, and USAID. Strategic Planning including Threat Assessments From 15-27 May, the CiB, together with the Juvenile Delinquency Department of the MoI, the Bishkek and Osh city police, and City Education Directorates, organized a series of guest lectures for high school students from Osh and Bishkek. Speakers shared their success stories to act as role models and shift the students’ interests away from actions, such as bullying, extortion, and other forms of violence. On 17 April, the CiB approved a joint action plan with the MoI, which includes the development of the National Strategy and Programme on Crime Prevention in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2016-2018, the development and implementation of the joint Crime Prevention Action Plan in Bishkek and Osh for 2015-2016, and the development of the Inter-Ministerial Order on Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency in the country for 2015-2017. On 27 May, the CiB supported the Bishkek city police in organizing a large scale  event for International Children’s Day titled “Future-Care-Security”. 111