Interior Ministry  to introduce a unified system for evaluating  professional performance of police officers

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia suggests introducing a unified system for evaluating the professional performance of police officers. At its April 6 meeting, the NA Committee on Defense and Security approved  amendments to the Law "On Police Service" and related documents  submitted by the Armenian government.

Presenting the amendments, RA Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine  Sargsyan noted that the evaluation system should be conducted  annually based on objective and measurable indicators. According to  Sargsyan, this will enable a quicker assessment of the quality and  effectiveness of police officers' work, allowing for prompt respond  to existing issues, and facilitating the continuous and periodic  improvement of knowledge, skills, and abilities based on  target  needs identified through professional performance assessments.  Moreover, police officer certification will be linked to the  professional performance assessment system, ensuring ongoing  competitiveness.

It is expected that the adoption of these bills will introduce a more  objective and effective system for assessing the effectiveness and  quality of police officers. This will involve continuous monitoring  of police work effectiveness and quality, which will inform decisions  based on the assessment results. Additionally, it will allow for the  prompt identification of educational needs and, based on these, the  targeted development and improvement of knowledge, skills, and  abilities through revised professional development programs.