OSCE Mission to Montenegro publishes “Police Reform in Montenegro 2011-2019: An Assessment and Recommendations for Good Governance in Policing”
On 19 May 2021, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro published a report on Police Reform in Montenegro 2011-2019: An Assessment and Recommendations for Good Governance in Policing, authored by the independent expert Novak Gajić.
This is the fourth assessment of police reform conducted by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and covers the eight-year period between 2011 and 2019. Research for the report was conducted in the late summer and autumn of 2019 and does not include developments in 2020.
The report notes significant developments in policing, identifies gaps and challenges and provides concrete recommendations for the Ministry of Interior, Police Directorate and other government institutions and the international community. The report should form the basis for future constructive discussions and serve the government in conceptualizing and designing ongoing police reform.
The report is based on extensive research and includes interviews of 78 individuals from the Police Directorate and other Montenegrin authorities, central and local, and from civil society, media, and international organizations. It focuses primarily on good governance in policing, police accountability, and community policing.
The report partially builds on the previous report: Police Reform in Montenegro 2006-2011: Assessment and Recommendations, which was itself built upon two preceding OSCE reports, published in 2001 and 2006.