Police Education During the reporting period the main focus of police education was on the improvement of the police educational system and the modernization of training methods. The system of police education and training was modernized through curriculum and faculty development, the facilitation of co-operation with counterparts abroad and extensive advisory and technical support provided to the Kyrgyz Police Academy and the Special Police School in order to bring police education in line with international standards and make it more practice-oriented and efficient. The PRP provided assistance to local partners to strengthen their co-operation with international police institutions. International consultancy to develop programmes on the use of innovative technologies in contemporary teaching methodology was provided. The purpose of this practice was to raise the skills of the Police Academy’s lecturers and the Academy’s Training Inspection Directorate. The course covered issues such as the integration into the Bologna process, interactive training methods, improving the organization of educational processes and the use of electronic administration at police educational institutions. The international expert also took part in an OSCE-supported discussion at the Police Academy on the development of a practical approach in police education. The expert also provided advisory support to the Police Academy’s management to revise the curriculum and to prepare a documentation of the Police Academy, as well as its teaching and methodical materials. The trainees noted that the training was helpful, providing various handouts and raising practical knowledge on the use of innovative technologies and an interactive teaching methodology. The CiB also provided additional updated literature and an internet access for the Police Academy. An electronic library was established to provide access to the world-wide electronic librarian resources and to allow inventory counts at the Police Academy’s library. The CiB, in conjunction with the MoI and the Police Academy followed-up on the introduction of the new “Law Enforcement Specialization” course and planned to further develop questionnaires for practitioners and graduates of the Police Academy to assess the need for the further development of practice-oriented curricula. The CiB discussed the main aspects of the Police Education Strategy in the circumstances of several personnel changes in the higher management of the MoI and the police educational institutions. The Centre provided the Police Academy’s management with recommendations on certain steps to improve the efficiency of internships of cadets in police stations. The main principle of co-operation with the Special Police School (SPS) was based on the initiative and the leading role of the SPS in the development and introduction of the new training topics into the basic police training programme as well as in the incorporation of modern interactive teaching methods into the training process. In order to promote a more practical approach in the educational process, the CIB organized a study tour for SPS representatives to the police educational institutions of the Czech Republic. The SPS facilities and educational materials were considerably improved with the support of the CiB. Two crime scene simulation rooms were established and equipped, the library was enriched with professional literature, and modern multi-media equipment was delivered. The SPS received a one-year internet service contract and access to the updated legislation data base “Toktom”. With all of this equipment students and cadets of police institutions were given the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge in practical situations. In order to promote the culture of the rule of law among the Kyrgyz police, the CiB assisted in the development of 2,000 pocket handbooks for uniformed police in the Russian and Kyrgyz 90