The general aim of the project “Knowledge against Cyber Bullying” by the Kruševac district
police was to share information and raise awareness among the Kruševac citizens about
cyber-bullying and the importance and ways of preventing and combating this type of
violence, and promoting a culture of non-violence. The specific objective of the project was to
increase the level of knowledge among Kruševac citizens about the need to monitor
childrens’ activities in the e-environment, and to recognize violence and steps to be taken in
these circumstances. The project targeted all citizens of the town of Kruševac, with a special
focus on students of primary and secondary schools. The duration of the project was 45 days
(November – December 2012) and the key implementation actors were the Kruševac town
administration, Kruševac district police, the Kruševac youth office, a local TV network and
external partners including the local NGO-civic association “A Step Ahead” and other
stakeholders who could contribute to the successful implementation of the project. The
project activities involved more than 2,000 residents of Kruševac through lectures and public
campaigns, and it was estimated that the total number of people reached through the media
was several times higher.
All the efforts within the above projects were part of the Mission’s efforts to develop, train and
assist Community Policing Liaison officers in further incorporating crime prevention practices
in their everyday activities and building better partnerships between the MoI and the citizens
across Serbia.
Following the completion of the implementation of the above mentioned projects in the 13
police districts, the Mission organized an evaluation round table on 3-4 December in Zlatibor.
The event gathered 60 community liaison officers from all 27 police districts, as well as
representatives of the Ministry’s Uniform Police Directorate from the central level, to discuss
lessons learned in the projects’ implementation. Police representatives of the 13 project
districts presented their experiences, while the representatives from the remaining 14 police
districts also actively participated to learn from their peers. It was planned that the 14
remaining districts would be supported by the Mission to implement similar projects in 2013.
Some of the topics covered by the presentations included issues relating to organizational
management, team work, and time management. Experiences gathered from this event were
also intended to be used for the upcoming development of the Action Plan for the
implementation of the National Community Policing Strategy.
With the aim of supporting the development of a police service oriented towards a preventive
approach, the Mission participated in the expert seminar “Enhancing Police Work Regarding
Traffic Safety”, convened on the mountain Tara from 7-9 November. The seminar was
organized by the Serbian MoI, supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation in co-operation
with the Belgrade Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies. The event gathered
representatives of the Serbian scientific and professional institutions who were dealing with
the issues relating to traffic safety as well as a number of traffic police services from
European countries.
Organized Crime in General
In 2012, the Mission’s Law Enforcement and Rule of Law Departments continued to support
the MoI in enhancing its capacities to combat organized and serious crime. The Mission, in
collaboration with the Judicial Academy and the US Department of Justice, delivered a series
of training courses on the new Criminal Procedure Code, which entered into force in January
2012, introducing a prosecutor-led investigation system.
A ToT course was organized for 16 appellate and high prosecutors, 18 appellate court
judges and 17 police officers to become trainers on the new CPC. After this first phase, 22
training sessions were conducted in the four main territorial jurisdictions of the Country
(Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis, Kragujevac) and 370 judges, prosecutors, police officers, and 12
legal advisers from the Supreme Court of Cassation took part in the preparatory course.
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