Fire Monitoring Centre. The training targeted the personnel of the relevant agencies from the
countries of the South Caucasus and Balkan regions and focused on strengthening the
capacities of trainers and fire brigade leaders in preparedness, prevention and response to
large wildfires and in engagement of local communities in wildfire prevention, preparedness
and response.
From 3-21 November, the Mission delivered three different one-week modules with a focus
on crowd control management to the senior and mid-level police officers of the Kosovo
Police Regional Directorate Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North. The aim of the training was to enhance
the senior and mid-level officers’ knowledge and skills on group dynamics and mass
psychology, as well as in managing conflicts through negotiations while dealing with crowds
and controlling riots. The training targeted 32 officers from both strategic and operational
levels and included theoretical and practical sessions on how to successfully plan and
conduct crowd and riot control operations that demand high co-ordination with other units
and agencies. Moreover, the training also provided the senior managers and responsible
officers in the regional operational command centre with advanced skills and best practices
on designing, running and supporting a crisis operational command centre.
Ten officers of the Kosovo Agency on Forensic received training on forensic video-image
technologies and security camera systems delivered by the Mission from 17-21 November.
The participants learned about methods and techniques of conducting video-image analysis,
security camera systems and the tools used on systems network, as well as about report
writing on examinations performed.
As part of its continued support to the accreditation process of the Kosovo Agency on
Forensic through internationally accredited forensics experts in the area of DNA analysis and
chemistry analysis, the Mission conducted two accreditation assessments of DNA and drug
analysis sections within the Forensic Agency in November. With the Agency having applied
for accreditation of its main services earlier in 2014, the purpose of this exercise was to
determine if they fulfil the criteria for accreditation in these two areas. The first assessment
covered the specific methods used by the Agency on DNA extraction from hair, tissues,
bones and teeth, as well as differentiated extraction of semen; the second looked into how
the Agency handles drug analysis, such as gas chromatography analysis and mass
spectrometer as general methods for drug analysis. Following the assessments, in
December 2014 the Mission produced the assessment reports based on the accreditation
standards set by the Kosovo Directorate of Accreditation, which will make an official decision
in relation to the formal accreditation of these services within the agency upon the conclusion
of the process.
From 24-28 November the Mission provided the 20 senior managers and responsible officers
of the Kosovo Police Regional Directorate Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North with a general overview
of the planning and management of police resources in order to ensure effective and efficient
management of the regional directorate financial and other resources. The purpose of the
training was to enhance the senior and mid-level officers’ knowledge and skills on effective
and efficient resource management and proper resource allocation in accordance with the
policies and needs of the organization.
Ten representatives of the Kosovo Agency on Forensic attended a five-day training in the
area of forensics video-image enhancement and restoration delivered by the Mission from
24-28 November. During the course, the forensic experts were provided with practical insight
on forensic video analysis, the use of tools, methods and techniques for video-image
enhancement and restoration, digital video recovery and how to process digital videos with
different software.
Fifteen traffic officers of the Kosovo Police Regional Directorate Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North
received training on traffic accident management delivered by the Mission from 1-5
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