The FINANCIAL — A group of three Ukrainians who were trained earlier this year by the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM) are currently leading a three-day training course for national police in the country.
20 national police officers from different parts of the country are taking part in the training in the city of Lviv, according to EU Neighbours East Info.
The training, which it running from 17 to 19 October, involves experts from the EUAM and from anti-conflict teams of the Czech police force. According to the EUAM, ‘dialogue policing’ is a relatively new approach that the Ukrainian police use to reduce the risk of violence during mass events such as demonstrations or sporting events.
It emphasises the importance of constant communication with the organisers and participants of events and applies skills which are crucial to deescalating tension. Dialogue police officers are also trained in crowd psychology and how to identify risks.
The EUAM has supported the National Police of Ukraine in this area for over a year. In cooperation with the Czech Police, over 120 police officers from 11 Ukrainian regions were trained in dialogue policing techniques from November 2016 until March 2017. In April 2017, 23 of the officers were selected to become trainers and received supplementary training. These officers are now training their colleagues.
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