MID TERM EVALUATION Project NumberADRER01F35

Date:24JUNE2003MIDTERMEVALUATIONProjectNumber:AD/RER/01/F35STRENGTHENINGTHECAPACITIESFORCOLLECTIONANDANALYSISOFCRIMINALINTELLIGENCEINSOUTH–EASTERNEUROPEEvaluator:PhilipPowell2CONTENTSSectionPage1.SUMMARYOFABBREVIATIONS42.EXECUTIVESUMMARY53.INTRODUCTION74.MIDTERMPROJECTIMPLEMENTATION84.1Overallassessment4.2Inputs4.2.1SerbiaandMontenegro4.2.2BosniaandHerzegovina4.2.3Bulgaria4.2.4FYRofMacedonia4.2.5Romania4.2.6Croatia4.2.7Slovenia4.3Prerequisites5.MIDTERMPROJECTRESULTS115.1Immediateobjectives,Outputs,andImpact5.1.1SerbiaandMontenegro5.1.2BosniaandHerzegovina5.1.3Bulgaria5.1.4FYRofMacedonia5.1.5Romania5.1.6Croatia5.1.7Slovenia5.2Sustainability6.OVERALLCONCLUSIONS157.RECOMMENDATIONS167.1SerbiaandMontenegro7.2BosniaandHerzegovina7.3Bulgaria7.4FYRofMacedonia7.5Romania7.6Croatia7.7SloveniaAnnexesA.TermsofreferenceB.OrganisationsandpersonsconsultedC.Summaryassessmentquestionnaire3SECTION1SUMMARYOFABBREVIATIONSCISNIC-CriminalInformationSystemforNationalandinternationalCo-operationICITAP-InternationalCriminalInvestigativeTrainingandAssistanceProgrammeIALEIA-InternationalAssociationofLawEnforcementIntelligenceAnalystsIPTF-InternationalPoliceTaskForceNCIS-NationalCriminalIntelligenceService,UKOSCE-OrganisationforSecurityandCo-operationinEuropeUBPOK-DirectorateforCombatingOrganisedCrime(Serbia)4SECTION2EXECUTIVESUMMARY2.1Intelligence-ledlawenforcementisbeingrecognisedasthemostefficientmethodologyforinvestigationanddisruptionofseriousandorganisedcrime.Transitiontointelligence-ledtechniquesthroughstrengtheningandnetworkingofcriminalintelligenceanalysisisanacceptedobjectiveofEUMemberStates.ProjectAD/RER/01/F35–StrengtheningofCapacitiesforCollectionandAnalysisofCriminalIntelligenceinSouth-easternEurope(hereafterreferredtoasProjectF35)aimstoprovideassistanceinthedevelopmentandupgradingofnationalcapacitiesforcollectionandanalysisofcriminalintelligence.SevencountriesinSouth–EasternEuropewereidentifiedforProjectF35,namelyBosnia&Herzegovina,Bulgaria,Croatia,Serbia&Montenegro,FYRofMacedonia,Romania,Slovenia.2.2SixkeyobjectiveswereidentifiedtoformtheframeworkcriteriaforProjectF35(seeProjectdocument).However,thewide-rangingstagesofdevelopmentofthecriminalintelligence-ledapproachineachoftheparticipatingcountriesdictatedthatindividualworkplansneededtobeformulatedforeachparticipant.Aneedsanalysisstudywasconductedwitheachparticipantresultingintheformulationofthecountry-specificworkplans.Thisstudyhighlightedthat,whilstcertainrequirementsweremirroredinsomeorallofthecountriesinvolved,equallythereweresomeveryspecialisedassistancerequiredinothersareastoallowtheoverarchingobjectivesofProjectF35toberealised.2.3Theprerequisitesasdefinedattheoutsethavebeenhonouredwithsomenotableexceptions.ProjectF35progressandabilitytoprovideassistancehasbeenseverelyhamperedinbothSloveniaandBulgaria.ThishasbeenasadirectresultoftheProjectacceptancedocumentsnotbeingfullyratifiedbythecountriesuntilnearlythemidwaypointoftheprojectedtimeframeforProjectF35.Duetoanumberoffactorsandcircumstances,someparticipantsarealsostillintheprocessoffinalisingaccommodationandsuitablestaff,althoughthisprocessisinprogressandissupportedwithcommitmentattheappropriatelevels.2.4Asidentifiedandproposedbythesitesurveysconducted,theprocurement,deploymentandinstallation(includingnetworking/reconfiguration)ofdonatedequipmentandhardwarehasbeenprogressedefficientlythroughtheproject.ThisInformationTechnology(IT)processhasbeengreatlyenhancedbytheProjectgainingtheservicesofMr.LucGALLAYtoassist.MrGALLAY’stechnicalexpertisehasprovedaninvaluableassetinachievingtheprogresstodate.Inevitably,elementsofthisITprogrammehave,incertainareas,encountereddelays.Thishasbeenduetoamultitudeofreasons–suchastheinvolvementandrelianceonexternalcontractors/suppliers,assistingagenciesetc.However,wheresuchproblemshaveoccurred,thesehavebeenaddressedandsolutionsidentified.2.5MembersoftheNationalCriminalIntelligenceService(NCIS)oftheUnitedKingdomhaveconductedSeniorManagementAwarenessSeminars.Theseminars’objectivesweretopracticallydemonstratetoseniorManagersandOfficialstheimportanceofanintelligence-ledandanalyticallysupportedapproachtotacklingallaspectsofseriousandorganisedcrime.Itiscriticalthattheseniormanagersembracethisconceptandisakeyelementforsuccess.Forwithoutthishighlevelsupportofthispolice,bothfromwithinlawenforcementandGovernment,andthereforeresourcesandfinancebeingmadeavailable,thetasktocultivatethisnewapproachwillbeanextremelydifficultone.Ithasbeenapparentduringthisevaluationthatthereisagenuinebeliefthatthisnewapproachisreceivingthenecessarysupportatseniorlevels.52.6AllparticipantshavebenefitedfromaseriesoftrainingmodulescompiledbyProjectF35.Thesehavevariedfromcountrytocountry,andhavebeendependantonspecificneedsasidentified.Trainingpackageshaveincludedbasiccomputerskillstrainingfordatainputters/redactors,basicanalysiscourses,aswellaslanguagetrainingwhereappropriate.Aprogressiveseriesoftechnicalworkshopsallowingthecross-pollinationofideasandsolutionsbetweenparticipatingcountriesandtheiroperationalofficersandITspecia