POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH CAUCASUS on Community Policing was amended and re-adopted by a Governmental Decree, thus upgrading its legal status. During 2015, the Police invested efforts into strengthening the police-public partnership. As a part of this policy, a new institution of school inspectors was established. The school inspectors became a fully operational institution targeting prevention of juvenile delinquency through close contacts with pupils, parents and teachers. In 2015, the Office’s efforts were focused on assisting the Police in improving public trust, in line with the priorities identified in the Police Reform Programme. Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Police Development and Reform within Security Sector Reform From 10-13 November, the Office organized the Security Sector Reform workshop held in Armenia. The event was strongly supported by the Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sport. Overall support was also provided by the CPC/FSC support section and DCAF/ISSAT as well as the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy. Twenty-three participants from various Armenian agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Police, and Military Prosecution, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Emergency Situation and Territorial Administration, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Parliamentarian Committee on DNSIA, Administration of the President and the Staff of Government, as well as representatives of the OSCE field operations in Ukraine, Montenegro, and Kyrgyzstan, had an opportunity to learn about best international experiences and to share views and ideas with regards to the Security Sector. During the reporting period (August, September and December), the Office mentored and participated in the work of the Independent Admission Commissions (IAC) by monitoring the admission process to all institutions of the Complex (Police Academy, Police College, Police Educational Complex). The IAC was established at the Office’s initiative in 2011 with the intention of organizing and implementing a fair and transparent admission process, and thereby reducing risks of corruption. The Programme also continued monitoring the gender factor in the  admission process. In 2012, upon the recommendation of the Office, the 5% quota of female admissions was lifted because, staring in 2013, the monitoring of Admission Exams recorded an unprecedented increase of admitted female applicants.  In 2015, the total number of female applicants admitted to the Police Academy, Police College and Police Training Centre was 69. In 2014, it was almost equal to that number. Thus, the exam monitoring revealed that over the past two years the number of admitted female applicants to all three educational institutions was consistent. This proved the initial growth was not a one-time occurrence, but a stable tendency.  From 4-8 May, the Office organized a four-day visit for Armenian police education and training experts to study the French approach to police education. The visit was supported by the French MoI. Meetings were held to discuss human resources management, police educational institution admission processes, the promotion system, general police reform processes and gender mainstreaming. From 17-19 June, the Office organized a course on police integrity in the Police Educational Complex. The three-day train the trainers course was attended by 14 trainers of the Complex and introduced the concept of police integrity as well as main delivery methods in police educational institutions. The participants attended lectures and were divided into working groups to review case studies and teaching methodologies. On 25 August, the opening ceremony of the training class in the Military Police Department was held, which was established with the support of the Office. This project is based on the 2015 Co-operation Plan between the Ministry of Defence and the Office. On 1 March, the Office launched an English language training course for representatives of the military police in the Ministry of Defence. The objective of the course was to increase English language proficiency among the military police, enabling them to implement their duties. 97