Swedish Support to Police Reform in Moldova 2023-2026 (2nd phase) Svenskt stöd till polisreformen i Moldavien 2023-2026 (fas 2) The overall objective of the project is “Increased community safety, improved prevention of crime and a Moldovan police organisation enjoying a high level of public trust” Det övergripande målet för projektet är "Ökad samhällssäkerhet, förbättrat förebyggande av brott och en moldavisk polisorganisation som åtnjuter en hög nivå av allmänhetens förtroende" According to the project proposal, the overall objective of the project is Increased community safety, improved prevention of crime and a Moldovan police organisation enjoying a high level of public trust. The objective is base on the following long term outcomes: 

- Responsiveness. Improved responsiveness to the expressed security and safety needs of men, women, boys and girls in Moldovan communities.

- Professionalism.Improved tactical ability to communicate, cope with stress and manage conflicts, in addition to assessing risks in police operations.

- Representation. Improved gender balance across ranks and the Police more representative of the society is serves. 

The intervention is built on 3 intervention areas (project components):

1. Community policing. The activities in this component are aiming at improving crimes' prevention, public trust in police and at increasing safety at the local level for men/boys, women/girls. The following results are expected: 

- A National Implementation Plan for Community Policing established

- Organisational structure, functions, roles, mandate and responsibilities for Community Policing clarified

- Community policing toolkit improved and established  

- Strengthened community policing training system

- Community Policing communication and awareness-raising enhanced 

- Management support and community engagement enhanced 

2. Basic Tactics. The project intends to improve the ability of the police to assess situations and communicate constructively with the public, to capacitate the police to reduce the use of violence in police interactions with the public, to build capacities to promote less assaults on police officers. The component expects the following results: 

- A resourced/mandated cadre of national instructors and trainers in Basic Tactics established

- Strengthened Basic Tactics training system within the Moldovan police organisation

- Basic Tactics integrated in the curriculum for basic police training (Stefan cel Mare Academy, CIPAL)

- Improved planning, monitoring and follow-up of Basic Tactics training and implementation

 3. Gender Equality. The overall expectation from this component is to facilitate an improved gender equality and equal opportunities within the Moldovan Police via improving gender balance across ranks, increasing the number of women engaged in operational police work, improving awareness of how to prevent and react to sexual harassment. The following results are set to be achieved: 

- Enhanced policy framework for Equal Opportunities

- Gender mainstreamed GPI communication

- Improved management awareness and commitment to gender equality and equal opportunities 

- Increased understanding for existing sexual harassment mechanisms within European Police Organisations

- Enhanced human resource management for gender equality and equal opportunities