Simulation of Police Operations to Enhance Community Safety in Crisis Situations, No. S-LU-26-3
Project title – Modeling Police Actions to Enhance Community Safety in Crisis Situations
Project Value – 98 230 Eur
Project duration – 2026-01-01 2027-12-31
Project number – S-LU-26-3
Project implementer – Mykolas Romeris University
Project partners – Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs
Project Leader: Dr. Aurelija Pūraitė
Project Objective: To develop a modern, evidence-based, and adapted police operations algorithm designed to enhance community safety during crisis situations in both urban and rural areas.
Project Summary: This project is a research initiative aimed at improving police operational models in crisis situations, ensuring community safety in both urban and rural areas. The security situation in Eastern Europe, which has significantly deteriorated due to the Russian Federation’s armed aggression against Ukraine, requires a review of police operations in Ukraine and an increase in the preparedness of European countries—particularly those in the Baltic region—for potential negative security scenarios. The project’s goal is to combine the expertise of Lithuanian and Ukrainian researchers to develop adaptive police operational algorithms based on the principles of rapid response, crime prevention, and strengthening community resilience. The project plans to conduct interdisciplinary research, sociological surveys, and analyses of legislation and best practices in community policing, which will enable the development of an innovative operational model for police action in extreme circumstances.
It is expected that the project’s results will contribute to the improvement of public security policy, strengthen police-community interaction, enhance institutional capacities in the field of security, and enable the development of scientifically grounded recommendations relevant to both Ukraine and European Union countries.
The project is funded from the state budget and is being implemented under the “Lithuania-Ukraine Program,” a priority area supported by the Lithuanian Science Council.