Strengthening of Inter-agency Cooperation and Increasing of Crime Investigation Quality in the Lithuanian Police

About this project

<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Organized crime is a constantly growing and evolving threat. Organized criminal groups use innovative communication tools and invest heavily in advanced technologies. In order to be more efficient, the police must find innovative solutions, adopt and use new advanced technologies and laboratory equipment. It is also very important to maintain cooperation with foreign law enforcement institutions, in order to fight, prevent and investigate organized and cross-border crimes. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The project aims to strengthen the Lithuanian and Norwegian police capacities and cross-border cooperation through sharing best practices in fighting crime, and to increase the Lithuanian police capacities to prevent, disclose and investigate crimes by adopting advanced technologies and undergoing specialized training.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The project includes:</span></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type: square"> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Operational meetings of the Lithuanian and Norwegian police as well as other law enforcement agencies;</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Best practice exchange visits to foreign countries;</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Training for police officers;</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Training for forensic experts;</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Acquisition/modernization of technological tools used in crime investigation;</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Acquisition of forensic equipment;</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Activities aimed at economic stimulus in operational criminal cases;</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Producing and keeping up to date relevant intelligence.</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Target groups of the project are officers of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau (LCPB), the Lithuanian Police Forensic Science Centre (LPFSC) and the National Criminal Investigation Service<em> </em>(KRIPOS). The end beneficiary is&nbsp;a general public of Lithuania and Norway.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Donor project partner KRIPOS will participate in operational meetings and attend training events. The Lithuanian project partners (LCPB and LPFSC) will participate in training events and use the advanced technologies and equipment acquired within the project. &nbsp;</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

Bilateral cooperation with a project partner from Norway (National Criminal Investigation Service) made it possible to continuously share intelligence related to prioritized criminal cases, identify individuals, organized criminal groups/networks in Lithuania and their connections to Norway and/or other EU countries. Project partner attended training sessions, operational meetings and other project events.

Project partners

• National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) of Norway Donor project partner· Norway
• Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau Project partner· Lithuania
• Lithuanian Police Forensic Science Centre Project partner· Lithuania