Description
A few problems would be solved by providing the Lithuanian Police Forensic Science Centre (LPFSC) and forensic science units of the County Police Headquarters with the necessary laboratory equipment and crime scene examination equipment: using more productive equipment specialists would be able to perform more examinations and this would shorten the backlogs of unperformed assignments, the list of solved tasks in the IT field would expand, ballistic objects would be used more efficiently in investigation of the criminal acts, number of the qualitatively performed crime scene examinations would increase, bio-metrical data of Lithuanian citizens, who are inclined to commit criminal acts, revealed at international level, would be used more efficiently, LPFSC would be able to cooperate with EU Member States and neighboring countries as an equal partner.
Summary of project results
The project "Strengthening the Capacity of the Lithuanian Police (Forensic Science Center and Criminal Police Bureau)" lasted a few years (2014-11-07 - 2017-04-30) and was funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism "Schengen Cooperation and Combating Cross-Border and Organised Crime, including Trafficking and Itinerant Criminal Groups" programme. The goal of the project was to increase cooperation between Lithuanian and Norwegian police in the fight against organized crime. The project budget was 2,880,000 EUR most of it was meant for the purchase of special equipment for crime scene examination. Thus, from now on, with Norway's assistance Lithuanian criminal police officers are supplied with the tools required to investigate crime and examine crime scenes (as in other developed countries); cybercrime detection units received appropriate equipment; special measures were purchased for international crimes investigation. The project consisted of three parts (1 – the creation of a unified technical tool used by the police for investigating crimes; 2 – strengthening the capacities of forensic field investigations and forensic laboratory research; 3 – strengthening the cooperation between Norway and the Lithuanian police, especially in the fight against organized crime). After the project implementation bio-metrical data of Lithuanian citizens, who are inclined to commit criminal acts, revealed at international level, will be used more efficiently, the Lithuanian Police Forensic Science Centre (LPFSC) will be able to cooperate with EU Member States and neighboring countries as an equal partner.
Summary of bilateral results
Cooperation between Lithuania and Norway developed into levels: 1) the level of superior police officers; 2) the level of activity experts. The partner focused on the mutual assistance during the investigation of the crimes and exchange of the best practice in the field of the investigation of various crimes.