I.Criminological
studies- used for preparing framework prevention
programms and specific programms ( domestic violence,
trafficking in human beings, juvenile deliquency)
1.Crime
trends in Romania, in the last 10 year
Crime’s evolution between 1989-2003, regarding
the most relevant crimes and the high risk zones-a
sinthetic study used for identification of intervention
measures.
2.The
violent crime in Romania. Domestic violence
The evolution of the opperational situation, women-victims
and women-offenders in violent crimes. Conclusions
and recommendations: improvement of the judicial
framework, special reglementation for domestic violence,
special reglementations regarding the competence
of the police officer in domestic violence issues
etc
3.The
diagnosis of trafficking in human beings
The quantitative and qualitative analisis of trafficking
in women and children. Ways of manifestations. Etiology.
Findings of the research concerning trafficking
in women and children, internal and international
level(Balkans situation)
4.Juvenile
delinquency. Juvenile deliquency evolution between
1993-2003·
The study focused on the juvenile delinquency’s
dimmensions, the general and specific causes of
the phenomenon, prevention measures proposed by
the responsible state institutions, which act alone
or in patnership with specialised institutions from
the civil society.
5.Study
regarding rroma communities in Ilfov county
Demmographic and social-economic aspects. Rroma
communities description. The level snd the specific
f crime. The police activity. Conclusions(the study
offered the framework of the programm: Prevention
and fighting against crimes commited by rroma people
in Ilfov county
6.Quantitative
and qualitative analisis regarding sexual abuse
on children
The data analised in this study concern 6 crime
related with sexual life and with a significant
rate of children victimization: rape, sexual intercourse
with an underage girl, sexual coruption, sexual
relations between person with the same sex, incest.
II.Studies
regarding the police management
The
analisis of the perception regarding the police
management and the problems of the police officers
at all levels has been realised from the perspective
of increasing the institutional capacity in order
to be able to adjust at the crime evolution.
1.Police
and public opinion
The national survey’s goal was to observe
the police image for the public opinion in order
to increase the efficiency of the police job.
2.Police
officers misconduct analisis
Statistical analisis of the main misconduct cases,
detailed for departments, age, police experience.
Main trends in misconduct cases. General etiological
aspects. Recommendations
3.Improvement
of police station’s activity. Testing the
police officer’s perception regarding the
negative aspects inside the police job
The study approach the organizational problems at
the stations level in Bucharest and focused on police
officer’s perception regarding the fundamental
changes occured in police organisation and function.
4.Management
perception at the Police Inspectorate’s level
Surveys for the police officers working with Counties
Police Inspectorate in order to find out thequality
of the decisional acts, the general work ambiance.
5.Population’s perception of the police activity(2002-2004)
Local surveys regarding the citizen’s perception
of the safety level and the quality of the police
service in the community.
III.
Studies regarding corruption
Responding
the needs of the Ministry of Administration and
Interior Strategy of prevention and fighting corruption,
there have been elaborated studies regarding structure
and trends of corruption, the weak points, as well
as surveys on perception of the corruption phenomenon
on the ministry’s level, especially on the
Romanian Police.
1.Corruption
in Romania. Dynamics, Weak Points, Etiology.
Corruption dimensions, structure, dynamics and tendencies.
Distribution on areas(corruption areas). Causes,
most favorable weak points and corruption effects.
2. Ministry Of Administration and Interior personnel’s
Perception On the level of corruption phenomenon.
Corruption phenomenon in the Romanian Police. Causes,
determining factors, evolution tendencies.
A survey, which have been made as an objective of
the “Programme on the control ways of corruption
and prevention of the phenomenon among the police
personnel, in 2002”, pointed out the vulnerable
aspects, evolution, tendencies and the policemen
perception on this phenomenon.
3.
Etiological Study regarding the police officers
involved in different corruption cases. Police Station
5 Case Study (2003).
The study has been based on the delinquent behavior
cases of the police. There have been analyzed working
conditions, the evaluation means and the management
at the police stations level. The functional system
of the stations has been analyzed as well. Station
5 police officers opinion in regard of the professional
misconduct of their colleagues, which had happened
in 2002, has been recorded. Means of preventing
the professional misconduct have been identified.
1.
Community participation for preventing and responding
at the violence against women, organized on the
regional level
The project concerns a serious crime, which is increasing
in Romania, especially in eastern side counties
(Moldova) ”domestic violence”. The statistics
show that the highest victimisation’s rate
can be found in Iasi, Botosani and Suceava counties,
which represents 3 from the 6 counties placed in
the Northern-eastern region. Botosani, Neamt and
Suceava counties have the highest rate of women
offender in the family.
Partners:
-Mediation and Community Centre-Iasi
-Equal Chances for Women Foundation;
-Legal Examiner Institute- Bucharest
-The Counties Police Departments from Iasi, Botosani,
Bacau, Suceava, Neamt
-“Society of Ladies from Bucovina”
-Local Initiative Foundation- Bacau;
-“Femina 2000” Asociation- Roman
-“Activ” Asociation- Botosani.
Objectives:
- to create and develop a supporting community policing
network for prevention and fighting abuse against
women;
- to create and develop unitary standards for assisting
the victims of domestic violence;
- to establish and develop support diagrams for
victims.
Activities:
-Training sessions for specialists
-Organizing of training seminars on different fields,
training for trainer sessions, creating the multi-disciplinary
teams;
-Domestic violence raising awareness campaigns;
-Assistance and support for the victims of domestic
violence.
Stage of implementation: Completed in 2003.
Outcomes:
-A regional supporting network for preventing and
fighting the domestic violence has been established.
-Specialists for working in multi-disciplinary teams
have been trained.
-A national raising awareness campaign on fighting
violence against women has been organized under
the name:” Man say NO violence against women”
together with a video clip named “The Street”.
-A practical “Guide of prevention and intervention
in domestic violence cases” has been published
(1000 booklets).
-Round tables involving different institutions have
been established in each of the 6 counties, where
the project was developed, in order to discussing
the actual problems and finding their solutions.
-Assistance, for 500women-victims of domestic violence,
has been delivered (counselling, legal assistance,
shelter).
The project has been implemented with the financial
support of UNIFEM.
2.
Regional campaign against trafficking of human beings
“Reality could be different!”
Partners:-“Social Alternatives”-Iasi
-International Organization for Migration
-“Avicenna”-Bacau
-“Activ” Association-Botosani
-“Save the children” from Suceava, Vaslui,
Neamt, Galati, and Negresti
-“Red Cross”-Vrancea
-The Counties Police Departments: Iasi, Bacau, Botosani,
Suceava, Vaslui, Vrancea, Neamt and Galati.
Goal: - fighting against trafficking in women for
sexual exploitation.
Objectives:
-Information campaigns targeted on young women,
aged 14 to 25 years old, from eastern region about
trafficking in human beings phenomenon and avoiding
the risks to becoming victims.
-Information campaigns for population from the region
(aprox.1.300.000persons) related to trafficking
in human beings phenomenon.
-A free help line for population has been set up
for delivering specific information regarding campaign,
trafficking in human beings phenomenon and the means
for preventing it.
Activities:
-Press conferences;
-Dissemination of booklets and leaflets;
-Street theatre;
-Public marches;
-Posters creation contests;
-Dancing contest:
-Activities organized for young women from Foster
Care Centres, high schools, University;
-International Organization for Migration video
presentation;
-Delivering of the education materials’
-Watching a theatre play and debates about it;
-Information boards organized in high schools and
universities;
-Establishing a labour exchange for graduates;
-671 young women have been questioned in order to
make a poll;
Stage
of implementation- the project has been started
its implementation in 2003 and is still on going.
Outcomes:
-Roughly 2.800.000 people from the region have been
informed (57,7%) in relation to the risks of trafficking
in human beings.
-1631 telephone calls have been received on the
free help line, which has been set up for population;
-There have been disseminated aprox.64.000prevention
materials:
The project has been implemented with the financial
support of USAID and World Learning.
3.
Centre for assistance and protection of trafficking
in human beings victims.
Goal:
-Victims of trafficking in human being rehabilitation
and social reintegration (rehabilitation and reintegration
of trafficking in human beings victims).
Objectives:
- Establishing a transitive shelter in Iasi;
- Social assistance delivering, counselling and
legal advices.
Activities:
-Victims rehabilitation and social reintegration
(40 victims have been assisted).
Stage of implementation: the project has been started
in 2003 and is still on going.
4. Programme for prevention of trafficking in human
beings, women and children
Goal:
increasing the institutional cappacity regarding
the intervention
Objectives:
training the specialists for trafficking in human
beings prevention(police officers, teachers, journalists,
priests)
developpment of the abilities for identification
and intervention in trafficking situations
change of different experiences in prevention and
fighting against trafficking in human beings
set up a regional network including authorities,
NGO’s, churches, international agencies, media
Activities:
International Seminar” Trafficking in human
beings in south-east of Europe”, 19-23 March
2003, Bucharest
Elaboration of „Guide of best practices in
trafficking in human beings”
4 seminars on „Ways to prevent the trafficking
in human beings, women and children”(for target
groups involved in trafficking prevention and combating:
police officers, priests, local authorities, media
and NGO’s)
„Trafficking in human beings-a social danger”,
Local Council of sector 1, Bucharest, 11 June 2003
„Media against trafficking in human beings”,
Bucharest, 25 June 2003
„Trafficking in human beings-a social danger”,
Mangalia, 3 July 2003
„More information-less risk”, Jilava,
3-4 November 2003.
Outcomes:
a good change of experiencies regarding good practices
in prevention and fighting against the phenomenon,
in victim’s assistance at the national and
international level;
settlement of contacts between police officers,
priests, media representative, students, parents
regarding the posibilities of action in partnership;
discutions concerning prevention campaings, focused
on media role in the objective description of the
phenomenon, victim’s rights protection and
victims assistance;
the elaboration of „Guide of best practices
in trafficking in human beings”, which was
not published
Stage
of the programme: the programm has been finalised
on January 2004
Partners: - Institute for Crime Research and Prevention
AIDRom
Partners for Change
UNICEF Romania
The
programm was finnancial sustained by AIDRom, Partners
for Change and UNICEF Romania.
The programm has been initiated in January 2003
and finished in March 2004.
The programm was developped in Bucharest and in
all counties.
5. Programme for prevention of trafficking in human
beings
Goal: decreasing of the phenomenon of trafficking
in women and children
Objectives:
training the specialists for trafficking in human
beings prevention (police officers, teachers, journalists,
priests)
developpment of the abilities for identification
and intervention in trafficking situations
change of different experiences in prevention and
fighting against trafficking in human beings
set up a regional network including authorities,
NGO’s, churches, international agencies, media.
Activities:
International Seminar „ Trafficking in human
beings in Europe”, 25-28 March 2004, Bucharest
Publishing of „Guide of best practices in
trafficking in human beings”
Diffusion of the uide and organising seminars on”
Using the Guide in order to prevent the trafficking
in human beings and victim’s assistance
Survey between the personnel involved in trafficking
prevention, in order to identify the specific ways
of intervention in the local communities
The programm started in March 2004 and it is on
going.
Partners: - Institute for Crime Research and Prevention
AIDRom
Partners for Change
UNICEF Romania
The programm is finnancial sustained by AIDRom,
Partners for Change and UNICEF Romania.
The programm is developed in Bucharest and in all
counties.
6. Prevention and fighting against work and sexual
exploitation, trafficking of children
Goal:- decreasing the phenomenon by raising awareness
campaings
- abilities developpment for identification of individual
interests
Partners: - Suceava and Botosani Police Inspectorates
- „Social Alternatives” Iasi
Activities:
evaluation of target groups needs (students in final
years in secondary and high schools, parents, teachers)
developp the raising awareness campaign
raising awareness of the authorities representatives
for prevention activities
publishing the necessary information materials
counselling and proffessional orientation
professional mediation
intercative activities with teenagers
Stage: the programm has been initiated in 2003 and
it is going on in 2004.
The
programm is finnancial sustained by ASAID through
Creative Associates Inc. USA.
7. Crime prevention campaign: „Safety for
all of us- raising youth awareness regarding drug
abuse risks”
Goal: - promotion of prevention ways of action
at the community level, the developpment of the
rejective attitudes regarding drugs abuse
involving the community in prevention and combating
activities
Activities:
- monthly trainings for community policing officers,
teachers, volunteers;
publishing booklets and other information materials,
which will be distributed in the community;
educational activities in schools;
meetings with the inhabitants;
information seminars;
discussion between specialists regarding the phenomenon;
radio-TV documentaries, newspapers articles
Stage:
the programm has been developped in Iasi county,
in 2004.
9. Police officers’ training concerning Human
Rights and the conflict solution inside rroma communities.
Partners: Negociation Center –Iasi, Danish
Center for Solving the Conflicts
Goal: training the superior officers from the local
police concerning Human Rights and conflict intervention.
Stage: January 2004- April 2004.
10.
Violences prevention in multicultural communities
conflicts
Partners: Foundation for Democratic Changes
Scopul: developpment of the community policing officers’
abilities for a non violent intervention in case
of conflict
Activities: training seminars for community policing
officers
Stage: the project is going on in 2004.
11.
Developpment of best gouvernement in multicultural
communities
Partners: Ressources Center for Ethnocultural Diversity,
Cluj Napoca
Goal: developpement at the local level of the cappacity
Activities: local meetings
Stage: the project has been set up for 2003-2004
12.”Preventing and solving inter-ethnic conflicts”
Partners:-Foundation for democratic Changes
-Resource Centre for Rroma Communities
Goal:-Increasing the NGO’s capacity to mediating
the occurred conflicts from rroma community.
Stage of implementation:
-Completed in 2002.The final report about this project
is available on www.fdc.org.ro
13.”Local
support for a neutral intervention in conflicts”
Partners:
-Foundation for Democratic Changes
-Resources Centre for Rroma Communities
Goal:
-Establishing the partnership between Rroma communities’
leaders and local authorities.
Activities:
-Local meetings for the involved persons.
Stage of implementation:
September 2003-June 2004
14.
”Prevention and management of the conflicts
within multicultural communities”. Training
sessions for non-commissioned officers.
Partners:
-Non-Commissioned Officers Training Centre-Campina
-“Resources Centre for Ethno-Cultural Diversity”-Cluj-Napoca
Goal:-Training sessions for 300 non-commissioned
officers who perform their duties within multicultural
communities.
Stage of implementation: Completed. Conclusions
have been published in “Police and multicultural
communities in Romania”.
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