ested ▁regions ▁The ▁National ▁Police ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁are ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁enfor cing ▁the ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁N akh ch ivan ▁Aut onom ous ▁Republic ▁via ▁a ▁special ised ▁department ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁and ▁the ▁N akh ch ivan ▁City ▁Police ▁Department . ▁Res p ons ibility ▁of ▁enfor cing ▁the ▁law ▁in ▁Nag orno - Kar ab akh , ▁a ▁region ▁still ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁is ▁split ▁between ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁police ▁force ▁and ▁the ▁Nag orno - Kar ab akh ▁Def ense ▁Army ▁( see ▁Law ▁enfor cement ▁in ▁Nag orno - Kar ab akh ). ▁ ▁Training ▁The ▁A zer ba ij an ▁National ▁Police ▁Academy ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁in ▁B aku ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁establishment ▁for ▁police ▁officers ▁and ▁command ers , ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁M ard ak an . ▁With ▁the ▁country ▁under ▁the ▁sphere ▁of ▁Soviet ▁influence , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁saw ▁the ▁police ▁school ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁USS R ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁B aku ▁Special ▁Police ▁School , ▁which ▁awarded ▁students ▁law ▁degrees ▁after ▁a ▁two - year ▁course . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁school ▁also ▁trained ▁personnel ▁from ▁Georgia , ▁D