Project Description

OBJECTIVE:

To ensure public safety and security by increasing the efficiency of investigations in large areas, i.e. investigation of very serious crimes, illegal migration, human trafficking, illegal transfer of weapons and explosives across the border, large scale rail and air traffic and natural disasters in Lithuania's border regions

TARGET GROUPS AND FINAL BENEFICIARIES:

• Forensic police officers, Lithuanian police community
• Residents of border regions of Lithuania

 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:

• Purchase of specialised equipment to improve the quality and efficiency of investigations resulting in a reduction in the time required to disclose large crime scenes – specialised vehicles, mobile computer workstations, sophisticated drones with thermal vision cameras and light drones and 3D laser scanners

 SOFT ACTIVITIES:

• Organisation of the training courses on practical use of drones and 3D scanners for more than 80 police officers, including 50 from 5 territorial police commissariats of Lithuanian regions (Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Utena, Alytus), improving their skills and efficiency of crime investigation operations with specialised equipment, including 10 drone pilot licences issued to specialists
• Establishment of a National Single Point of Contact within the Police Forensic Science Center, responsible for implementing modern technologies in police crime scene investigation units, collecting statistical data and drafting Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) and methodological recommendations for the use of 3D scanners and drones in the daily police work
• Provided more than 9,000 Lithuanian police officers with valuable knowledge about the use of modern technologies and the skills acquired in the project, giving them new experience in solving serious crimes, searching for lost persons and recording traffic accident scenes
• Organization of awareness-raising activities, e.g. active participation in the celebration of the Lithuanian Police Day, demonstrating the use of modern investigative technologies for the detection and prevention of criminal acts to more than 2,000 residents of border municipalities
• Preparation and dissemination of presentation materials, articles on project activities and achievements through national news portals, public events and police website