From 9-19 May, the Mission, in co-operation with the Turkish National Police (TNP), organized and facilitated a “Basic Course for Critical Incidents and Crowd Control” for 30 officers of the Montenegrin Special Unit (SU). Two trainers from the SU assisted international trainers during the course. The improved knowledge of the SU members on the use of modern techniques, enhanced negotiations skills, and problem-solving techniques when dealing with riot and mass control situations, are of utmost importance. Therefore, the training course focused on the responsibilities and tasks of the SU and included, among other subjects, providing safety to the citizens during unlawful and lawful assemblies, rallies, concerts, mass gatherings, sports events, etc. The main goal of the training was to increase the professional capacity of the SU up to a desired international level. From 17-20 May, the Mission, in co-operation with the Montenegrin Police Academy, jointly organized and financed a study visit for two members of the Police Academy to the Dutch Police Academy. The visit’s objective was to get acquainted with simulation training modules in the Netherlands and further to include some of those modules into basic police training in Montenegro, thus to improve the training process at the Police Academy and make it more practical oriented. On 19–23 June, the Mission organized a study visit to the Turkish National Police – Riot Control Unit (RCU), Ankara, for the Head of the Montenegrin SU, two Deputies and the Deputy Head of the Public Order Sector. The visit allowed the Montenegrin representatives to exchange practical experience with their Turkish colleagues and to get acquainted with the structure, organization and technical equipment of the Turkish RCU. On 16-24 August, the Mission, in co-operation with the TNP organized a seven-day expert training on “Developing Police Training Programmes” for 12 Montenegrin Police Academy instructors. The project’s objective was to assist the Police Directorate and the Police Academy in setting up a self-sustainable police training and education system. The course equipped participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to deliver different topics, draft various types and levels of lesson plans, describe the steps in the planning process, define the priorities, and identify the trends in lesson planning. Two international experts conducted the training course. On 1-2 September, the Mission conducted a “Trainer Evaluation Course” for 13 Police Academy instructors. The project’s objective was to assist the Police Academy instructors to deal with problematic students during the learning process as well as to analyze the instructors and students performance. The Mission’s Police Training Centre conducted the training course. On 19-20 September, the Mission, in co-operation with ODIHR conducted two cycles of a one-day training on “Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence” for 50 uniformed police middle level managers. Training objectives were to analyse and address common challenges that law enforcement officers in Montenegro face when intervening in domestic violence cases; to learn new ways of tackling domestic violence in comparative case example; to demonstrate ways in which gender mainstreaming in law enforcement institutions can improve their response to domestic violence cases and overall operational effectiveness; and to develop recommendations for effective gender mainstreaming based on participants’ experiences and established good practices. On 26-28 September, the Mission conducted an assessment of the current state of affairs and preconditions required for setting up a “Tracking System and Database for Wanted People and Stolen Vehicles in Hotels”. The activity was done in co-operation with the TNP, the Montenegrin Uniformed Police and the Police Sector for Information Technologies. The 52