OSCE Presence organizes crime analysis training course for Albanian State Police

A training course on the concepts and techniques of crime analysis for the Albanian State Police, organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, was held from 20 to 23 October 2020 in Tirana.

An international expert, with vast experience in this field, trained 18 senior and junior analysts from different Regional Police Directorates, who are in charge of crime analysis programmes development.

Crime analysis is a systematic process which aims at providing timely information about trends and patterns in crime. Law enforcers use the information from the analysis in many areas such as solving crimes, apprehending offenders, and planning police resources.

A recent gap analysis conducted by an expert from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) within the Border and Migration Police Department of the Albanian State Police indicated the need for further efforts in increasing the quality of analytical work. The Ministry of Interior therefore requested the Presence for support in the area of crime analysis.

This course will enable the participating analysts to identify possible trends, relationships or connections between different crimes in different places, and use the analysis to support law enforcement activities by studying criminal data. As a result, the trained analysts will be able to generate a diverse range of analytical products such as analytical reports, regional threat assessments and/or specific crimes assessments, risk assessments for a particular event, bulletins or monthly reports.

OSCE Presence in Albania remains committed to support the Albanian State Police in building professional capacities in this field. Next year the Presence plans to conduct another advanced training program for the executives and trainers of the Albanian State Police in the field of crime analysis.