specialized Juveniles Departments, Domestic Violence Prevention Departments and Public Order Management units. Experts from the implementing partner covered many subjects related to domestic violence, including the peculiarities and stereotypes of domestic violence, the importance of multiagency intervention in preventing and combating domestic violence and supportive partnership models between the police, local authorities and civil society. • On 7 and 8 August, the Office organized a seminar in Tsakhkadzor with the participation of 55 representatives from various state and non-state partners. The main objective of the seminar was the discussion of different models of partnership between police and main external partners through case studies and the best international practices. • On 16 July, a first meeting of a newly established Steering Committee on Domestic Violence was organized. The Committee, composed of the leaders of and experts from relevant police structures, central governmental institutions and Yerevan municipality, was formed within the frame of the project to discuss strategic issues related to the establishment of partnership model. • On 2 December, the outcomes of the project were presented at a closing event that brought together all involved parties. The project team presented three models of domestic violence response, which were based on meetings and workshops held and on analyses of the best international practices in multiagency models of responding to domestic violence cases. Among the major recommendations derived from the project implementation were the need for legislative regulation in the field of domestic violence, expanding the functions of police officers in that area, training of designated police staff and development of relevant manuals and guidelines. • From 29 September to 2 October, four representatives of the Armenian police and the Office visited the United Kingdom to study best international practices in the prevention of domestic violence. The visit included meetings with managers and experts from the UK police who develop policy in the area of domestic violence. The delegation also met external groups involved in partnership activities with the UK police. • From 18-21 November, the Office, jointly with the Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF), organized training courses for a total of 36 Armenian police officers on domestic violence, youth crime and crime scene management. Each of the two-day courses was delivered by police experts from the United Kingdom and supported by DCAF staff. Cyber Security/Cybercrime From 9-20 June, the Office organized two tailored training courses for practitioners from the police and other relevant bodies. The trainings were delivered by an international expert and sought to enhance the professional capacities to counter and investigate cybercrimes. In total, 17 trainees from different departments of the police, Ministry of Defence and other institutions of the security sector completed the course. The Office supported the participation of five law enforcement experts from the police, National Security Service and Special Investigation Service to attend a regional cybercrime training event organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department in co-operation with the Georgian MOI and Police Academy from 25-28 November in Tbilisi, Georgia. The course focused on computer forensics and network investigation and included a series of practical exercises. 128

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