developed alternatives were presented to the main stakeholders: The Prime Minister’s Office, MoI, the Police Academy, the Police School and the Police Training Centre. On the basis of the presented alternatives, the MoI is currently developing its own concept of police education system. The international expert also conducted three trainings and one round table on “new methods of police education” for more than 50 teaching staff of all the police education institutions. With CiB support, the “Jurisprudence” and “Policing” programmes of the Police Academy have been reviewed by a national higher education reform expert, who provided recommendations to comply with the Bologna requirements.31 To enhance the e-learning capacity of the Police Academy, CiB provided consultancy support to develop technical specifications for establishing an e-learning platform. Despite the amount of support provided previously, there have not been tangible changes in the quality of the Police Academy’s work. This can be explained by low quality co-ordination between the main stakeholders, namely the MoI and Police Academy. To advance the work of the Police School, the programme provided consultancy support to develop basic police training standards. Additionally, the PMP printed and delivered more than 600 training materials and supported the purchase of opto-electronic shooting ranges. Forensics and Crime Investigations Co-operation with the MoI continued to be focused on enhancing the effectiveness of criminal investigation in accordance with democratic principles, as well as improving the understanding of analysis and evidence-based investigations. There were a number of trainings organized within the framework of the PMP focus on forensics and organized crime. The PMP supported participation of two experts of the Forensic Centre at the international exposition “INTERPOLITEX- 2014” in Moscow to become familiar with the latest advances in forensic technologies used by law enforcement and to enhance co-operation between Forensic Services of Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Federation. Moreover, with the use of modern technologies four training events were conducted for more than 120 police officers on “practical applications of the polygraph” and one training on “crime scene examination”. The programme will continue providing KP law enforcement with expertise to improve the use of polygraphs in criminal investigations. The PMP supports the initiative of the MoI’s Department of Operative Analysis to extend the network of the “Portret-Poysk” search system to all police units from seven oblasts and to upgrade the system’s software to a newer, more effective version. The system was installed as an OSCE CiB pilot project for the Bishkek Unit in 2009. The aim of this initiative is to equip the police departments with the necessary technical resources to effectively carry out investigations and operational duties. The PMP organized a two-day training seminar for 30 police officers of the Investigation and Forensic Department of the MoI of Kyrgyz Republic. Two training experts from the Forensic Centre of the Serbian Police shared advanced practices on inspection of crime scenes and investigation of bank robberies. The training was organized using the facilities of the Forensic Centre at the Kyrgyz State Law Academy, which consecutively conducted three seminars, based on techniques learned, for students and investigators from several law enforcement agencies. 31 The Bologna Process aims to increase connections and transparency among diverse higher education systems and is based on three degree cycles: Bachelor, Master and Doctorate. For more information, see http://www.eua.be/eua-workand-policy-area/building-the-european-higher-education-area/bologna-basics.aspx. 141