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    OSCE OFFICE PROMOTES COMMUNITY POLICING IN ARMENIAN SCHOOLS

    hetq
    17:20, October 11, 2012

    Four days of activities organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and
    the Armenian police as part of its 'Safe School' initiative concluded
    today in Yerevan.

    The activities, held in schools 189 and 130 in the Arabkir and
    Mashtots districts of Yerevan, were aimed at addressing security
    problems in schools, such as drugs and smoking, road safety, cases of
    violence and enhancing co-operation between the police and the local
    community. This is a follow-up from an OSCE-supported study visit to
    the Netherlands in April for a group of Armenian police officers to
    learn about the Dutch experience of police-school partnership.

    "Community policing means close co-operation between the police and
    local people, identifying problems and areas of concern, finding
    effective solutions to community problems and rendering quality
    policing services. Raising awareness among the younger generation about
    this new policing method will help them understand the positive changes
    that it can bring to society," said Lilian Salaru, Politico-Military
    Programme Officer of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

    The events included meetings between district community policing
    officers, school students, faculty and parents as well as presentations
    on the community policing concept. Prior to the initiative, a survey
    was conducted among students to identify their most pressing security
    concerns. Its results were presented and discussed in school meetings.

    Nico van Ooik, a community policing expert from the Netherlands, said:
    "It is important for community policing officers to influence citizens
    and co-operate on security issues. This is a good preventive mechanism
    especially for the younger generation so that they do not get involved
    in unsocial behaviour such as drug and alcohol abuse."

    The OSCE Office in Yerevan has been supporting the introduction
    and implementation of the community policing model in Armenia for
    several years now, as part of efforts to establish democratic policing
    practices in Armenia. The community policing was launched throughout
    Yerevan in June.

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