4.5 Mission to Serbia Women, Peace, and Security. The event gathered approx. 40 representatives of key bodies created under the NAP. Starting in the third quarter of the year, the Mission, the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Albanian State Police, and the Serbian MoI co-organized several activities aiming to enhance co-operation in fighting domestic violence and violence against women. t
From 25-27 August, the Mission organized a visit for three representatives of the Service for Domestic Violence and Juvenile Protection of the Albanian State Police to Belgrade to share information on practices and procedures regarding domestic violence. Serbian police representatives shared their experience in developing a risk assessment instrument for preventing and protecting victims of domestic violence. These efforts relate to the MoI’s Special Protocol for Police Actions in cases of violence against women in family and intimate partnership relations, and to the establishment of a network of uniformed and criminal investigation police officers who co-ordinate between the police and victims. t
From 14-16 October, the Mission organized a visit for MoI representatives to Tirana to develop practices and procedures of the Serbian police regarding domestic violence and violence against women. Representatives of the Uniformed Police Directorate and of the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Serbian MoI were informed about the experiences of the specialized department of the Albanian police dealing with domestic violence. From 18-19 November, the Mission organized a two-day study visit for representatives of the MoI to the Austrian police. One representative of the Uniformed Directorate and two of the Criminal Investigation Directorate were informed about the Austrian police’s approach in addressing domestic violence, the Austrian legislative framework, the role of prosecutors and co-operation with CSOs. From 26-27 November, the Mission, in co-operation with the Swedish National Police Board’s Programme in Serbia, supported the participation of eleven MoI representatives to the Sixth Annual Conference organized by the Victimology Society of Serbia in Belgrade. The conference, entitled “New Trends in Victimology Theory and Practice: Dilemmas and Challenges in Protecting Victims”, brought together experts, researchers, and practitioners working in different areas of support and protection of victims’ rights. During the conference, the Mission supported the organization of a workshop to discuss the Austrian Police’s practices of responding to domestic violence and means of ensuring the safety of victims. Specialized Investigations Units / Forensics On 24 September, the Mission, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the Victimology Society of Serbia co-organized a workshop for 18 representatives of the Higher Prosecutor’s Offices in Serbia. Participants constituted the core group of the future witness/victims support service, which will be established at the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Offices. The aim of the workshop was to provide tools for avoiding secondary victimization during victim interviews, especially witnesses of violent crimes such as trafficking in human beings, torture, and rape. OSCE Mission to Serbia Strategic Planning including Threat Assessments Ř Throughout the year, the Mission Ř The final goal of this project is a organized trainings, workshops, to proactively fight organized regional SOCTA report that will and a WG on the development crime through intelligence-led provide a strategic overview of of the first regional SOCTA by policing and regional strategic organized crime in South-Eastern the former Yugoslav Republic of planning in the Western Balkans; Europe. Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia; 78 Ř The purpose of this project was