In 2011, the SPMU also continued to support the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO) in developing a Strategic Doctrinal Framework for International Police Peacekeeping. The document aims at enhancing the effectiveness of UN Police (UNPOL) peacekeeping through more consistent, harmonised approaches to the provision of public safety, police reform and support to host-state police services, and a more sophisticated recruitment of staff with the necessary specialised skills and experience. Assessment of Police-related Projects In 2011, the Unit, upon invitation and in close consultation with the respective field operations and their host states, undertook two comprehensive assessments of policing projects by OSCE field operations. In April and May, the Unit undertook a week-long study visit to Azerbaijan to assess the progress of the OSCE Community Policing Project in Azerbaijan. In August and September, the Unit, in close co-operation with the Conflict Prevention Centre conducted a 16-day assessment visit to Kyrgyzstan to analyse the OSCE Community Security Initiative. The findings and recommendations of both assessments were highly appreciated by host countries, field operations and other international stakeholders. Development of Baseline Police Capacities In its efforts to assist the participating States in developing baseline police capacities that comply with the requirements and obligations accepted by them by ratifying fundamental international legal instruments, the SPMU continued disseminating and promoting its key publications on democratic policing and operationalizing them in the framework of high-level regional workshops on democratic policing. Together with the ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues, the SPMU continued to promote the jointly developed guidebook on Police and Roma and Sinti: Building Trust and Understanding. In 2011, in co-operation with the respective Ministries of Interior, a Romanian version of the book was released at a workshop in Bucharest on 7-8 July; and on 8 November, a Hungarian version was released at a workshop in Budapest. The events brought together parliamentarians, officials from several ministries, representatives of relevant police structures, and non-governmental organizations. Discussions focused on police education, recruiting and retaining Roma police officers, and building trust between the police and Roma communities (see also Appendix 1). In 2011, the SPMU, jointly with the ATU and ODIHR started work on a guidebook on Preventing Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: a Community Policing Approach. Co-operation with the other units also included the organization of regional workshops in Bishkek on 4-5 October and the participation in a panel discussion at a conference in Antalya (9 December) dedicated to the topic of “Community Policing Tools to Counter Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT)” (see also chapter 3.1). On 9-10 June the, SPMU in close co-operation with the Turkish National Police Academy organized a workshop in Ankara focusing on “Contemporary Police Training: E-learning”. The workshop convened training experts from the OSCE, Council of Europe, INTERPOL, UNODC and a number of participating States. In an effort to enhance the network of police training institutions in the OSCE area, the SPMU signed co-operation protocols with the police academies of Georgia and Turkey. 17