117.Meanwhile, staff of the Criminology unit at the juvenile detention and rehabilitation centre took part in the Second Contemporary Criminology Congress organized by the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León. 118.In the state of Jalisco, the Police and Highways Academy has a training course called "specialized security for adolescents", validated by the National Public Security System up to May 2011. Accordingly, staff of the two juvenile facilities will be sent on the course, which will help public servants to be better prepared and gain specialist training in adolescents. Implement training and awareness-raising programmes for judicial, police and prison officials on the proper way to classify and investigate allegations of torture so that investigation processes do not lead to the classification of torture as a lesser offence (paras 40 and 57) Compliance measures 119.With a view to establishing reciprocal ties on public security with governments, agencies and public-security institutions to strengthen cooperation with the European Union, the Federal Ministry of Public Security worked with the governments concerned under the Programme of Cooperation between Mexico and the European Union on Human Rights, 2008–2012. 120.In that connection, during the eighth meeting of the Joint EU-Mexico Committee, held in Mexico City on 13 and 14 October 2008, it was agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in security matters, such as combating organized crime, drug and human trafficking, and arms control. 121.On 20 and 21 November 2008 in the city of Monterrey, in the state of Nuevo León, a seminar was conducted on the implementation of the Istanbul Protocol in Mexican state institutions : an effective strategy for investigating and document ing torture and abuse. The general aim of the seminar was to exchange practical experience on the implementation of the Istanbul Protocol between the Federal Ministry of Public Security, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic, the Office of the Attorney-General for Nuevo León and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Conduct formal controls to prevent torture, carry out awareness training on the eradication of all forms of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment during investigation or at any other time when people are under the responsibility of officials of the Office of the Public Prosecutor (para. 46) Compliance measures 122.The Federal Ministry of Public Security implemented a distance-learning programme, with the aim of improving the quality and coverage of needs for training, updating, specialization and coaching of public servants engaged in operational activities, specifically all personnel assigned to the Federal Police. 123.Note that this project used the National Videoconference Network for Education in cooperation with the National Autonomous University of Mexico, with the participation of distinguished scholars throughout the country. 124.By way of example, a videoconference was held on human rights, chaired by Mr. Emilio Álvarez Icaza Longoria, former President of the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District, who gave a full account of preventing torture in the police force. 125.This videoconference was transmitted from the auditorium of the Ministry of Public Security to nine videoconferencing rooms in various universities around the country and 150 regional and sectoral headquarters, stations and operational bases of the Federal Police in the country, with an audience of 2,973 senior and mid-level officers and operational personnel of the Federal Police. 126.In Jalisco, both police and prison staff receive training on the respect of individual guarantees and human rights, and there are regulations requiring the prison population to be treated with humanity and dignity. Staff also take part in courses run by the state Human Rights Commission on preventing torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 127.For the State of Mexico, the Prosecution Service implemented procedures for the registration, control and protection of fundamental rights during the detention process and for the protection of persons. In accordance with these procedures, detention will be used in cases of flagrante delicto and in urgent cases, following the guidelines, and is subject to court control. Also, the allocation of seats to control the custody of the detainees and their registration is governed by immediacy, which requires accurate information on the arrest, people involved, the transfer, reason, circumstances, time and place, in addition to the identification data and physical condition, among others. 128.In the Federal District, to have more specific control over the detention of the likely perpetrators of a crime, the Office of the Attorney-General is carrying out several measures to safeguard the rights of detainees and prevent their being tortured during detention: Establish the date and time when the detainee enters the agency of the prosecution service, along with the time, date, place and grounds for detention, and the name and title of any person who ordered and carried it out; Keep a record of the date and time of entry and exit of visitors to the detainee, name and family tie or relationship with the detainee and the reason for the visit; Prior to the prosecution’s deposition, provide a document setting out their rights as an accused person. 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