POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE In 2015, the activities of the PDU were divided into three main programmatic fields: Police Reform: % Co-ordinating with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) in the further implementation of the new Law of Internal Affairs (LoIA), and supporting the improvement of the Police Human Resources Management and Development System; % Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire MoIA training system by implementing the MoIA’s Training Strategy and the Strategy for Development of the Police Training Centre, both developed with the Mission’s support; Supporting the MoIA’s Sector for Public Relations in its efforts to establish more open communication and mutually beneficial co-operation with local and national media; % % Supporting training on the new Law on Criminal Procedure in the context of criminal justice reform for police staff. Police-Public Partnership: % Supporting the opening of local Prevention Centres and the hand-over of community policing initiatives to ensure sustainability of the Local Prevention Councils (LPCs) and Citizen Advisory Groups (CAGs), established in co-operation with the Mission and managed locally since 2012; % Assisting in sustaining reforms and building an effective police service at a decentralized level through co-located police advisers; Observing developments in inter-ethnic violent incidents and facilitating preventive measures in co-operation with local partners. % Overall Security and Transnational Threats: % Strengthening the MoIA’s institutional capacities to fight transnational threats, such as organized crime and terrorism, by providing expertise and tailored advanced training; % Supporting border management and control with a focus on internal and regional security through facilitating cross-border dialogue and operative co-operation. The PDU also focused on further enhancing the professionalization of the MoIA’s staff. Capacity-building activities were developed to support the sustainability of established training structures at centralized and decentralized levels as well as to improve the managerial skills of the MoIA’s mid-level staff. Overall, more than 1,215 Police Officers and MoIA officials were trained in courses organized or supported by the PDU in 2015. In 2015, the PDU consisted of 11 international and 15 national staff members. 83