4.4 Mission to Montenegro Montenegrin PA instructors at the PA in Budapest, Hungary. The activity was organized within the framework of the bilateral agreement on co-operation signed between the PAs of Montenegro and Hungary in early 2014 with the OMiM’s assistance and support. The course aimed to enhance the PA instructors’ skills in handling hostile situations that require the use of firearms. On 20 October, the Mission organized the donors’ coordination meeting on information exchange and co-operation attended by experts from international organizations and State institutions working in the area of law enforcement. The aim of the meeting was to exchange information regarding international organizations’ efforts to build the capacity of Montenegro’s law enforcement institutions, in order to avoid duplication and to ensure that funding is used efficiently. In December, the Mission provided management training to new police managers on effective teamwork. This course helped to equip young police managers with the relevant skills to manage their activities and staff in response to the ongoing needs of the community and the police service. Senior police officers/district commanders, in charge of over 100 officers in central Montenegro, attend this training. Under the supervision of the SCoP, the PA instructors organized a four week training development course for 10 police officers, including new female police officers. The aim was to enhance the capacities of police departments to deliver in-service trainings, and to establish in-service training capacity for police units. Strategic Planning including Threat Assessment On 5 March, the MoI organized a preliminary meeting on the Police Development Strategy 2015-2016 and Action Plan 20162017 with heads and deputy heads of relevant organizational units within the MoI, the police, and the OMiM, and invited the Mission to provide expertise during the development process of the Strategy in line with the MoU signed with the Ministry. The Police Development Strategy defined clear objectives within the SSR Reform for the next 5 years, and outlines a law enforcement action plan that includes co-operation with other agencies for effectively addressing local, national, and international threats. Two working groups (WGs) were formed: the first consisted of senior-level managers from the MoI and the police who provided strategic directions and supervised the development process; the second consisted of mid-level manager who developed the substance. The Mission provided support to the WGs during the drafting process through an international expert, and supported the adoption of the policy papers on 28 December 2015. 66 Two workshops in June and September and a public discussion on 30 November were organized in Bar and Podgorica on developing the Police Strategy 2016-2020 and Action Plan 2016-2017. The two workshops served as a platform for supplementary discussions for improvement of the drafts before the public discussion on 30 November. On 9-13 November, the Mission supported an inter-ministerial and inter-agency group, consisting of representatives of the MoI, Ministry of Defence, PD, and the Agency for Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, in drafting the National Threats Assessment of Terrorism. The drafting of the threat assessment is based on the 2010-2014 Strategy and Action Plan for the prevention and suppression of terrorism, money laundering and terrorist financing. As those documents have expired, a new draft Strategy and Action Plan for 20152020 is being prepared for government adoption. Community Policing and Police-Public Relations Throughout April, the OMiM supported the Police Directorate’s Community Policing Unit in its educational campaign “Prevention of Youth Delinquency - Safety in  Schools” to raise awareness for parents and children. The  Mission contributed to the development of public outreach initiatives, and to the printing and publication of posters (in Montenegrin and Albanian languages) for information on ways to prevent youth delinquency.  This material was distributed by community police officers in all 23 Local Government Units (LGU) with support from the Mission. From 22-24 April, OMiM and the US Embassy in Podgorica held a seminar in Budva on communication strategy and on public relations for judicial, prosecutorial, and police institutions in Montenegro. The aim of the seminar was to improve the communication strategy, vision, and technical public communication skills and outreach by the judiciary and police, in order to increase accountability, transparency, and openness of institutions, and to build public trust in these institutions. Participants had the opportunity to exchange opinions and best practices in the area of communications and public information. From 23-24 June, the Mission facilitated the participation of local police officers and one representative of the Mission in the Regional Conference on Community Policing in Prishtine/Pristina. The conference provided the delegates with an overview of current community policing activities in Kosovo and of the establishment and efficient use of community safety forums.