Capacity Building of Forensic Experts

Projet terminé

The project aims at improving the capacities of forensic experts in Bulgaria in order to comply with the European standards EA ISO / IEC 17025 in the field of forensic investigations.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Bulgarie
Accroître la sécurité publique
15.09.2012 - 30.06.2018
CHF  1’000’000

Note: the texts under all the headings, with the exception of 'Results achieved', describe the situation before the start of the project.

Groupes cibles

Forensic experts and law enforcement officials

Activités
  • Establish a center for forensic expert training situated in the Academy MoI
  • Exchange of expertise with the Swiss Partner (study visits, workshops)
  • Design and introduce new curriculum and related educational documentation for forensic expert training
  • Purchase of new equipment allowing better reliability and speediness of DNA analysis are purchased and put in operation

 

Résultats

Résultats obtenus:  

  • Clear outline of the actual legal framework and existing gaps elaborated
  • Overall improvement in professional training of the forensic experts of the Ministry of the Interior, the Research Institute on Forensic Science and Criminology (RIFSC) is enabled to work more efficiently and according to European standards as its technical capacity to investigate material traces of crime scenes has been substantially improved
  • New forensic training centre with modern facilities and equipment
  • Upgraded training program with new curriculum and related educational documentation and manuals
  • The RIFSC has been certified according to ISO/IEC 17025 in the field of DNA and Trace Marks and Ballistics examinations


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Crédit Contribution suisse à l'UE élargie
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
Secteur privé


Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    1’000’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    0 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF    1’176’470
Phases du projet Phase 10 01.07.2014 - 31.05.2019   (Completed)

Phase 2 15.09.2012 - 30.09.2017   (Completed)

Phase 1 01.09.2012 - 30.06.2016   (Completed) Phase 1 15.09.2012 - 31.12.2017   (Completed) Phase 1 15.09.2012 - 31.03.2018   (Completed) Phase 1 01.07.2013 - 30.06.2018   (Completed) Phase 1 01.07.2013 - 31.12.2017   (Completed) Phase 1 01.04.2014 - 30.09.2018   (Completed) Phase 1 01.05.2014 - 31.12.2017   (Completed)