Community Policing Center Delegation Visits Michigan State University
(January 25 - February 9, 2001)
From January 25-February 9, 2001, Project Harmony and Michigan State University welcomed nine delegates from Lviv and Kyiv, Ukraine to East Lansing, Michigan for the first phase of the Community Policing Center Program.
The nine delegates represented the Lviv Institute of Internal Affairs, the Lviv Oblast Regional Department of Internal Affairs, the Lviv Oblast State Administration, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, and the Kyiv and Lviv media:
| 1. BORYSOVA ANNA | Community Policing Training Initiative Program Manager in Ukraine, Project Harmony |
| 2. FEDOROV MYKOLA | Associate professor, Department of Administrative Law and Administrative Activity, Lviv Institute of Internal Affairs |
| 3. KONDRATYEV STANISLAV | Chief of the District Police Department, Regional Department of Internal Affairs in the Lviv Oblast |
| 4. KOVBYCH OLEKSANDR | Head of the Department of Training, Social Work and Psychological Support, Regional Department of Internal Affairs in the Lviv Oblast |
| 5. KURKO MYKOLA | First Deputy Head of the Main Department of Staff and Personnel, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine |
| 6. LEPEKH STEPAN | Chief of the Department on Collaboration with Law Enforcement Agencies and Issues of Defense and Mobilization, Lviv Oblast State Administration |
| 7. MAYOR LYUDMYLA | Head of the Information Unit, Lviv State TV and Radio Company |
| 8. PLAKSIN OLEKSII | Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Newspaper "Bogomoltsa, 10" |
| 9. TUSHNYTSKYY NAZAR | Community Policing Training Initiative Program Coordinator, Lviv; Project Harmony |
| 10. SKYBA YAROSLAV | Deputy Head of the Regional Department of Internal Affairs - Head of Public Safety Militia, Regional Department of Internal Affairs in the Lviv Oblast |
| 11. YANOVYCH ROMAN | Senior faculty, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Lviv Institute of Internal Affairs |
| 12. YANYTSKYY OLEH | Community Policing Training Initiative Program Coordinator, Lviv; Project Harmony |
The delegation's itinerary was set up by Project Harmony partners at MSU and included presentations by:
 | MSU School of Criminal Justice |
| East Lansing Police Department |
| Lansing Police Department |
| Michigan State Police Academy |
| Chicago's Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) |
| City of Detroit Police Department |
| Michigan Regional Community Policing Institute at MSU |
The Ukrainian law enforcement officials had the opportunity to work with community police officers, observe communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills, and observed and interacted with community groups that assist police with crime prevention and community relations. They were also exposed to a wide variety of community policing training programs.
One highlight of the program was a presentation by David Carter who spoke about the philosophy of community policing, but fielded questions about ethics, computer crime, community policing, and police structure. Other highlights included a day with Officer James Campbell of the East Lansing PD, examining their school resource officers, DARE program and SADD (students against destructive decisions) program. During their visit to Traverse City, the group met with Chief Ralph Soffredine and the commanding officers of the Traverse City Police Department, who shared information about community policing philosophy, problem solving, and the American court system.
At the conclusion of the program the delegates developed a strategic plan for the long-term development of the Community Policing Center Program in Lviv.
Project Harmony appreciates the contributions and support of its long-time partners at MSU's College of Social Science and looks forward to the development of this program over the next two years.
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