OSCE Mission helps plan future of police training in Serbia
The OSCE Mission is commited to bring police services and police education in Serbia into line with international standards and modern policing principles. (FoNet Agency) Photo details
BELGRADE, 7 December 2004 - Some 150 domestic and international experts gathered in Belgrade to assess progress in reforming police training in Serbia and discuss plans for the future, including the new Law on Police Education.
The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia's Ministry of Interior and the Council of Europe, is part of the OSCE commitment to bring police services and police education in Serbia into line with international standards and modern policing principles.
The key element of the police reform in Serbia is establishing standardised and harmonised basic training for all police officers. The reform needs to be in line with international human rights standards and modern policing principles, a basic precondition for providing a high-quality service to the society.
Participants offered a number of recommendations, which should help the Serbian Government prepare its new legislation.
The OSCE Mission has been providing expert advice and assistance in the reform of the police service in Serbia since 2001. It has supported the process through co-ordinating the assistance of the international community in key areas of the police reform.
In the past four years, 5,000 officers have attended diverse courses organized by the OSCE Mission in co-operation with the Ministry of Interior.
The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia's Ministry of Interior and the Council of Europe, is part of the OSCE commitment to bring police services and police education in Serbia into line with international standards and modern policing principles.
The key element of the police reform in Serbia is establishing standardised and harmonised basic training for all police officers. The reform needs to be in line with international human rights standards and modern policing principles, a basic precondition for providing a high-quality service to the society.
Participants offered a number of recommendations, which should help the Serbian Government prepare its new legislation.
The OSCE Mission has been providing expert advice and assistance in the reform of the police service in Serbia since 2001. It has supported the process through co-ordinating the assistance of the international community in key areas of the police reform.
In the past four years, 5,000 officers have attended diverse courses organized by the OSCE Mission in co-operation with the Ministry of Interior.