society to improve children's traffic safety. An interagency working group was established to
co-ordinate the public awareness campaign held later in the year.
On 13-14 May, the Mission conducted background research and provided recommendations
for civil society participants at the first workshop on “Supporting Civil Society Initiatives to
Empower Women’s Roles in Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that lead to
Terrorism” (VERLT), which was held in Istanbul. The Mission facilitated participation for the
NGO “SOS Telephone for Women and Child Victims of Violence”. The event is part of the
Transnational Threats Department’s project on women and countering violent extremism.
On 25 September, the Mission and DCAF organized a seminar on “Priorities and
Responsibilities in Fostering Police Integrity in Montenegro”. The event provided a platform
for dialogue on the achievements, challenges and future efforts to strengthen police integrity.
The event was held in co-operation with the Interior Ministry, the Parliament, the Council for
Civil Control of the Police and the NGO Institut Alternativa and served to foster a culture of
integrity in the daily work of the Montenegrin police. Participants included representatives of
the Interior Ministry, Police Directorate, Police Academy, Parliament, Directorate for AntiCorruption Initiative, Agency for Personal Data and Free Access to Information, Commission
for Prevention of Conflict of Interest, Council for Civilian Control of Police, Ombudsman
Institution and civil society. The event was organized with financial support from the
Embassy of Switzerland in the framework of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship and was widely
reported on in the Montenegrin media.
On 30 September, a 30-day country-wide campaign to increase public awareness of
children’s traffic safety came to an end. The three priorities it emphasized – to inform,
engage and educate – were promoted in partnership with four state ministries, the Police
Directorate, three NGOs and the Union of Municipalities. A promotional video, Traffic Safety
for Children, can be viewed at http://youtu.be/E_iuQHA2ktY. The media actively participated,
publishing information about field lectures and classes on traffic safety. Throughout October,
police conducted traffic safety classes for all first-grade children in elementary schools, while
local community policing officers increased their presence in school areas.
Police Education and Development
The Mission assisted the MoI and Police Academy in strengthening their training
programmes by organizing specialized courses and workshops to increase knowledge of
both Police Academy instructors and police officer in the field and by commissioning a needs
assessment for the Police Academy. The Trainer Development Course was successfully
conducted by Police College instructors under the overall supervision of by the OSCE Police
Training College (PTC).
In September, the Mission completed and translated into English the needs assessment
report, which, if implemented fully, will help strengthen the Academy’s operations and the
development of a new curriculum.
Between 12 May and 6 June, the Mission organized a four-week trainer development course
at the Police Academy for 20 officers, which was aimed at strengthening educational
capacity of police departments. On 25-27 May, the Mission and the Academy organized a
visit to the Turkish Police Academy in Istanbul, which enabled interaction between the two
groups of students, instructors and directors on police education and best practices.
From 9-13 June, the Mission organized a five-day training course at the Police Academy
in Danilovgrad for twenty officers on working with minority groups. The training, conducted by
two Hungarian experts, aimed to improve the ability of law enforcement personnel to work
with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and other minority groups in a
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