Presentation to School Administrators
On September 11, the US delegation gave presentations on in-school crime prevention programs to a room full of school administrators and principals. With an attendance of 56 people, the room was very boisterous and extremely receptive to the subject areas. Many questions were asked, and even after two-and-a-half hours, no one was in a rush to leave. This meeting was preceded by a roundtable meeting with representatives of the Crimean Ministry of Education, where some of the challenges and solutions of education in both the US and Ukraine were raised.

Special Forces Presentation
On September 12, US delegation member and SWAT specialist Chuck Fletcher met with members of the Special Forces Division "Berkut" (Falcon) to share experience and information about how US and Ukrainian police respond to emergency situations. As a follow-up to the meeting on September 13, the entire US delegation was treated to a presentation by about 50 members of Berkut a simulated hostage retrieval situation from an abandoned building. Both the Ukrainians and the Americans were prepared with questions and answers about emergency police work and about how the officers are trained to work with the community in crisis situations.

Presentation at Crimean Department of Internal Affairs
On September 12, the US delegation met with the officers of the administrative staff of the Crimean Department of Internal Affairs. The delegation was greeted by the Head of the Department Lt.-General Mykola Palamarchuk and by the Deputy Head Col. Valeriy Seredenko, who was a member of the Phase I delegation. After extending his condolences to the delegation and to the US for the tragedy of September 11, Lt.-General Palamarchuk gave the floor to the delegation to begin the presentations and discussions, which included an overview of community policing, using attitude as a resource, crime-prevention programs, in-school strategies to prevent crime, training and recruiting, the role of the Police & Fire Commission, crime statistics, salaries and compensation, and others. One of the conclusions of the meeting was that, while many of the problems that US and Ukrainian law enforcement faces are similar, the strategies and resources used are somewhat different. Another conclusion was that both countries can learn a great deal from each other about law enforcement.

Meeting with Head of Crimean Parliament
On September 13, the Head of Crimean Parliament Leonid Grach spent about three hours with the US delegation. He provided an overview of the societal tendencies in Crimea with respect to education, law enforcement, and culture. Grach expressed his support of the Community Policing Training Initiative and openly answered the questions posed to him by the US delegation. After the meeting, Grach received a fax from President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma mandating three minutes of silence throughout the territory of Ukraine to pay respects to those who perished in the terrorist acts in the US two days earlier.

Presentations at the Institute of Internal Affairs
Throughout the 10-day program in Crimea, the Simferopol Affiliate of the Odessa Institute of Internal Affairs served as homebase for the US delegation, where a number of lectures, presentations, and a press conference were conducted. In addition, the delegation would meet there every morning to review the previous day's events and to discuss the plan of action for the current day. The presentations covered the entire range of topics that the delegation had prepared beforehand, including in-school crime-prevention programs, community partnership programs, traffic safety and regulation, police recruiting and training, and law enforcement structure at the local, county, state, and federal levels. The question-and-answer sessions were the most rewarding of all, as many law enforcement and educational issues that the delegation had not previously considered were brought up and discussed at length.

Visit to the City of Kerch
On September 17, the US delegation traveled to Kerch, which is a city located 220 km from Simferopol. Grigoriy Skuratov, Phase I Alumnus and Chief of the Kerch City Police, set up a short roundtable discussion between the members of the delegation and the administrative executive body of his police unit - the deputy heads and chiefs of different services were present. It was quite clear that Skuratov had conducted a useful and informative debriefing with his personnel after he returned from his trip to the US back in April. A press conference, attended by the Mayor of Kerch, Oleg Osadchiy, representatives of the City Hall and local departments, chief educators from the Department of Education, officers from the Criminal Police on Juvenile Delinquency, mass media, and the community, was the medium through which the US trainers gave their presentations, comments were made by the Ukrainian specialists, and questions were asked and answered by both sides. The subject areas were municipal policing, community collaboration, the D.A.R.E. program, School Resource Officers, and other in-school crime-prevention strategies. Mayor Osadchiy and Chief Skaratov announced that possibly one or more pilot schools will be selected to begin an adapted version of the D.A.R.E. program. During a formal meeting with the US delegation, the Mayor of Kerch announced that Chief Skuratov had been selected Honored Lawyer of Crimea and awarded him with a special badge.

Commitment by Phase I Delegates
The Alumni of Phase I of the Law Enforcement Exchange Program, who traveled to Milwaukee County in March of 2001, played a very integral part in the set-up, implementation, and overall quality of Phase II. From the moment the US delegation arrived in Kyiv on September 7 to the moment they left on September 22, nine out of ten Phase I Alumni spent time with the Americans to add incredible value to the training program. It was made quite clear during Phase II that the Ukrainian counterparts are very committed to the Community Policing Training Initiative and to putting a great deal of what they have learned from the program to use in their work.

Crimean School Visits
On several different dates, representatives of the US delegation had the opportunity to visit Crimean schools in Simferopol, Yevpatoria, Saki, Perovo, and three villages in the Bakchiseraisky District. In addition to meeting with the city and district representatives of education from these sites, the delegates were able to meet with school principals, teachers, and students. It was eye-opening for the delegation to learn that many of the problems facing the Crimean school system are basically the same that educators and administrators face in the US, such as parent involvement, exams, school quality and accountability, meeting the educational needs of varied ethnic populations, being able to intervene with prevention of all kinds, and getting resources to where they are needed. Other issues discussed included the D.A.R.E. program, student uniforms, students' favorite subjects, the delegates' native land, their family, age, and jobs.

Media Coverage
Mass media of the national, regional and local levels was incredible. Reporters representing TV, radio and print media attended numerous events. Almost daily in the TV news section, there was a short report on the delegation's activities during the program. Many of the articles can be found on the CPTI website.