agh est an , ▁Kab ard ino - B alk aria , ▁Alt ay , ▁Ir k ut sk , ▁K ras n od ar , ▁K ib ys he v , ▁Nov os ib ir sk , ▁K emer ovo ▁and ▁Sar at ov . ▁Following ▁support ▁from ▁He yd ar ▁Ali ye v , ▁then ▁leader ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁the ▁police ▁school ▁became ▁an ▁Academy ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁now ▁res ides ▁in ▁B aku , ▁providing ▁training ▁for ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Police ▁Force , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁offering ▁training ▁programs ▁for ▁foreign ▁organis ations ▁on ▁request . ▁ ▁App lic ants ▁for ▁full ▁or ▁part - time ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁Academy ▁are ▁given ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁criteria ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁which ▁must ▁be ▁met ▁before ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁successful . ▁These ▁criteria ▁include ▁physical ▁characteristics ▁( height ▁and ▁fit ness ) ▁and ▁academic ▁( second ary ▁school ▁gradu ates , ▁know led ged ▁of ▁literature , ▁history , ▁ge ography ▁and ▁languages ). ▁Success ful ▁students ▁who ▁gradu ate ▁the ▁five - year ▁course ▁are ▁awarded ▁qual ifications ▁in ▁law ▁and ▁a ▁promotion ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁police ▁force . ▁ ▁Crime ▁rates ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ' ▁three - month ▁analysis ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁illustrated ▁that ▁A zer ba ij an ▁suff ers ▁from ▁extensive ▁n