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. 86

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