OSCE enhances identification and profiling skills of border guards in Kazakhstan

An OSCE-supported national seminar on identification and profiling techniques for officers of Kazakhstan’s Border Service and Migration Police concluded in Almaty on 13 December 2017.

The three-day event was co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the EU-funded Border Management in Central Asia (BOMCA) Programme . Some 20 officers representing the Border Service of the National Security Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were introduced to international best practices on identification and risk profiling techniques with a special focus on current trends in  technology and its application. The training included both theoretical and practical components.

During the event, an expert from Latvia provided an overview of international experience in profiling, including the scope of document verification, psychological profiling, identifying the elements of risk profiles and understanding the coherence between the type of vehicle, belongings and the purpose of the trip.

The seminar aims to enhance Kazakhstan’s border security and management in order to promote safe and open borders and ensure the free and secure cross-border movement of persons and goods, as well as enhance the security of travel documents, counter terrorism and fight transnational organized crime, illegal migration and the trafficking of drugs, weapons and human beings.