Description
The training project dedicated to the economic security of the Schengen Area, aimed at combating cross-border and organized crime which is using corrupt practices within the Schengen Area. The schedule of the project includes theoretical trainings, seminars and practical trainings for 545 police officers and employees of the Mazovian Police. Project participants are police officers involved in the detection of corruption offenses (100 persons), investigation officers (280 people) and forensic police officers and civilian police employees (165 people), of which 25 people are Forensic Laboratory specialists - including officers and civilian staff dealing with disclosure and securing electronic evidence of the committed corruption offenses. The formula of the project provides for the acquisition - by all of the aforementioned groups of participants – the expert knowledge on disclosure, securing evidence and preparing process materials eligible for referral to the Prosecutor and the Court, and an important objective of the project is the exchange of knowledge - first within the groups of the being trained officers, and later by transferring it at the police units of the participants’ origin. The trainer lecturers will be officers experienced in the practice of combating corruption crime from the specialized formations appointed for this purpose (including the CBA - Central Anti-Corruption Bureau, CBŚP - Police Central Bureau of Investigation, KGP- National Police HQ), also from Police services of the European Union member states (among others LKA Berlin, Germany) and representatives of institutions and organizations combating corruption at international level (including OLAF) and particularly vulnerable to corruptive activities. In order to achieve the objectives of the project foresees purchase of necessary, specialist devices and software that are indispensable for right project’s implementation and conduction of all scheduled training activities.
Summary of project results
The objective of the project was to improve the competence of officers in combating cross-border organised crime and crime involving corruption. The project included a series of training sessions and specialised seminars aimed at improving e.g.: computer forensic skills; driving skills; knowledge of forensic techniques; knowledge of investigation activities. The participants learned how to operate equipment for the projection and imaging of microtraces and traces of papillary lines, cyanoacrylate fuming chamber, the Crime-lite system for trace visualisation, as well as UFED Touch Ultimate and PCS3000 UDMA. 674 officers were trained. Moreover, seminars were also organised for operational services.
Summary of bilateral results