Policing
Teaching children about the dangers of unexploded weapons. (OSCE/Tetiana Medun) Photo details
In 2014 Ukraine launched a comprehensive police reform to move from an old control-focused agency to a modern service-oriented institution, which is sensitized towards the needs of the community. The Co-ordinator helps to ensure the reform puts into practice the principles of democratic policing that require police to ensure transparency and accountability to all citizens, their representatives, the state and the law.
In co-operation with Ukraine’s Interior Ministry and other international partners, the Co-ordinator supports the process of selection, testing and certification of police officers, notably for patrol and neighbourhood services. The certified former militia workers are offered re-training, while new recruits are required to complete a comprehensive course, developed and provided by the Co-ordinator, and pass exams.