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Implementation during 2013 of the National Strategy and Action Plan for Community Safety 2011-2016

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EVALUATION REPORT Implementation during 2013 of the

National Strategy and Action Plan for Community Safety

2011-2016

Republika e Kosovës Republika Kosova – Republic of Kosovo

Qeveria – Vlada – Government

Ministria e Punëve të Brendshme – Ministarstvo Unutrašnih Poslova

Ministry of Internal Affairs


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CONTENTS

Abbreviation List -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

Message of Dp.Minister ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

Ecxecutive Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Metodology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

PROGRESS ACHIEVED DURING 2013 -

EVALUATION OF STRATEGIC GOAL 1: The level of public trust in the

Governmental and Security Institutions is in constant increase ---------------------------- 13

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2 - Violation of Public Safety, Personal and Property is on a

small scale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3 Return and re-integration of the citizens is not a

technical chellange for visa liberalization or integration of the Republic of Kosovo in

European Union ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4. Issues related to non-majority communities addressed

institutionally ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 5. Security Forums intensively help in the implementation

of national strategies at the local level ----------------------------------------------------------- 38

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 6. Raising awareness of citizens and coordination of both

local and central government to improve public safety ------------------------------------ 39

STRATEGIC GOAL 7 . Prevention and reduction of crime in the community ------- 40

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 8 - Successful Transition of CSAT ---------------------------- 44

CHALLENGES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45

RECOMANDATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 46


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CSD Community Safety Division

PSD Public Safety Department

CSAT Community Safety Action Teams

KSF Kosovo Security Force

ICITAP International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program

KIPA Kosovo Institute of Public Administration

MA Municipal Assembly

MCSC Municipal Community Safety Council

LPSC Local Public Safety Committee

MLGA Ministry of Local Government Administration

MEST Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

MCYS Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports

MIA Ministry of Internal Affairs

OSCE Organization for Safety and Cooperation in Europe

KP Kosovo Police

DCPP Directory of Community Policing and Prevention

CCK Criminal Code of Kosovo

UNDP United Nation Development Program

CSCO Community Safety Coordination Office

AI Administrative Instruction No. 27/2012 MIA – 03/2012 MALG On

the “Municipal Community Safety Council"

AI PK Administrative Instruction 10/2012 "Police Cooperation with

Municipalities and Communities"

ABBREVIATION LIST


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Izmi ZEKA

MESSAGE OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER

The main question behind the idea of security is how safe and free we

are as individuals today. One of the essential elements and major

impact on human life is certainly personal safety as well as social

security in general. Safety is one of the basic phenomena of human

society in all stages of its development. No matter, whether it comes to

the security of the individual, community or state, each time it derives

to goals to ensure values and circumstances that are considered a vital interest of all. Safety

and security is an increasing concern for the population. Most of the individuals have the need

for security in every aspect therefore, improving security as a clear objective can be a powerful

mobilizing force. It is therefore important to develop a suitable approach to facilitate the

achievement of this goal. Every individual has a role to play in making communities safer,

regardless of circumstances such as age, ethnicity, gender or religion.

Safety in the community to which this assessment report refers to, has to do with overall

security and quality of life by encouraging individuals to seek for more favourable options

available to them, to enable them to live their lives safe and without fear of crime and disorder.

Safety is a fundamental right and an essential condition for sustainable development of

societies. Security as a fundamental human right that is guaranteed by various European and

international conventions is also empowered with the applicable laws of the Republic of

Kosovo.

The main aim and politics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is to provide qualitative safety for

all citizens of the Republic through democratic policymaking community safety and

stimulating cooperation and building mutual partnerships with all stakeholders and broader

society.


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Of course in modern times, security is not understood in a narrow aspect, only on personal

safety, family or a small social group by thinking that security is when I or my family will not

have physical attacks by other persons.

Today, security is a very broad concept, a concept which is mainly concentrated on an open

healthy cooperation, accountable and transparent to all, including the citizens through a

proactive partnership with the aim of preventing different negative phenomena in society and

solving existing problems together with the community.

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo has drafted the National Strategy on

Community Safety and Action Plan 2011-2016, which is now for three years implemented

throughout the country.

Implementation of this strategy in recent years is characterized with commitments and

successes achieved in terms of improving the safety and quality of life.

This is a result of a common approach in the design of coherent security policy in promoting

community involvement and active participation of all local and international institutions, civil

society but also citizens.

On this occasion I am pleased that through this assessment report for the implementation of

the National Strategy on Community Safety Action Plan 2011-2016 to express gratitude and

sincere acknowledgments to all central and local institutions, local and international

organizations, civil society, community safety forums and all individuals for their commitment

and precious contribution.

I have full confidence that with a continues approach and common commitment to the design

of policies aimed at addressing all security challenges, we will continue to contribute to the

welfare of all citizens and to provide high quality security, without fear of crime and other

negative phenomena, which may have an impact on improving safety and improving the

quality of life for all citizens of the Republic of Kosovo.


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INTRODUCTION

STEERING COMMITTEE FOR MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY

2011-2016

Ministry of Internal Affairs

after the approval of the National Strategy and Action Plan for Community

Safety 2011-2016, in 2012 made a decision for the establishment of the inter-

ministerial steering committee involving the national and international, non-governmental and

governmental organizations/agencies with the aim to effectively monitor the implementation

strategy in question. Therefore, with the Decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,

respectively Deputy Minister Izmi ZEKA, who is also the National Coordinator of the Strategy,

a Steering Committee for Monitoring the Implementation of the Strategy and Action Plan for

Community Safety 2011-2016 was established, hereinafter referred as the Steering Committee.

The Steering Committee is composed of the following representatives from: Community Safety

Division, Ministry of Internal Affairs; Directory for Community Policing and Prevention,

Kosovo Police; Ministry of Local Government Administration; Office for Communitie Affairs,

Prime Minister Office; Ministry of Kosovo Security; Ministry of Education, Science and

Technology; Kosovo Municipalities Association;

While in the capacity of strategic partners and advisors, the Steering Committee in its

composition has also these representatives from: Community Safety Development Section.

OSCE Mission in Kosovo; US DoJ - ICITAP; UNDP/KOSSAC; Civil Initiative Forum (CIF);

and Safeworld.

The Steering Committee established the professional secretariat which is composed of: two

representatives from Ministry of Internal Affairs respectively Community Safety Division, and

one representative from Kosovo Police respectively Directory of Community Policing and

Prevention.


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The main role of the Steering Committee is to supervise and coordinate the activities,

initiatives and projects which contribute directly or indirectly on the achievement and

implementation of strategicall objectives of the National Strategy and Action Plan for

Community Safety 2011-2016. Besides the supervising and coordinating role, the Steering

Committee was and still remains the main factor in guaranteeing a successful implementation

of the strategy by giving its direct contribution on implementation of the Strategy Action Plan

through its regular activities at the national and local level.

The Steering Committee has already approved its work plan for 2014 which indicates the

efficiency and great engagement of each member toward fulfillment of duties which arise from

the strategy and work plan, thus contributing on increase of the safety feelings of the Kosovo

citizens.


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

eport has been written by the Steering Committee with the aim to present the

achievements and challenges in implementing the National Strategy and Action Plan for

Community Safety 2011-2016 for the reporting period January – December 2013.

The report aims to provide proper information for the local and international responsible

institutions and other stakeholders with regard to the achievements and challenges in

implementing activities foreseen in the Action Plan of the National Strategy for Community

Safety 2011-2016. The purpose of this report, among others, is to fulfill the main objectives of the Steering

Committee as a supervising, coordinating and supporting body in order to be informed for all

activities and initiatives of police action addressed to the community, criminal prevention as

well as to evaluate the progress achieved during 2013 in the field of community safety in the

Republic of Kosovo.

The Steering Committee, regarding the monitoring of implementation of the National Strategy

for Community Safety, has been continuously discussing during the regular meetings and

through various activities, either by providing concrete practices or examples or through

engagement in the field, it has also provided support for the local level aiming to implement

the Strategy and achieve the goals and objectives foreseen in the plan.

The evaluation has been done by reviewing in details the activities undertaken and identified

obstacles in achieving nine (9) Strategic Goals and Objectives set in each strategic goal.

Some of the general evaluations of achievements in the field of community safety and

implementation of this strategy are as the following:

Public trust in the Security Institutions is satisfactory, where general public satisfaction

in the security institutions compared with the general public satisfaction with

Government is significantly higher. It is worth noting that the public satisfaction with

security institutions is relatively high among the Albanian respondents with 62 percent,

while other communities are satisfied at a level of 57 per cent.

It is important to note that among the Security Institutions, the most trusted institution

remains Kosovo Police. While the satisfaction with the Government of Kosovo is only

27 percent, the satisfaction with the Kosovo Police work is significantly higher with a 75

percent, whereas 85 percent of Albanians, respectively 16 percent of Serb respondents

are satisfied with the Kosovo Security Force.


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Based on a survey undertaken by the Steering Committee for monitoring the

implementation of the National Strategy for Community Safety and visits made by the

SC members during 2013 in the Municipalities of Kosovo, it can be said that there was a

significant progress regarding the meetings of MCSC in the Municipalities of Kosovo.

A concern is the fact that in some municipalities, MCSC is not headed by the Mayor of

Municipality, as foreseen with the AI, which directly affects in the non-coordination of

policies and actions in the field of public safety.

It should be noted that Hani i Elezit is the municipality which held the largest number

of MCSC meetings with a total of 10 meetings; despite the mandatory meetings are

only 6, it gives a good example for other municipalities on the importance of the

municipal body.


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METODOLOGY

The Steering Group has worked closely on the implementation of this strategy, the concept, the

issues included during compilation, where the meetings have been organized to see how do

operate the relationships between competent mechanisms in the community safety

management and details in the systems involved in the integrated policies in the process of

providing community safety.

During the first phase of evaluation development, the national and international stakeholders

have been introduced with the basic concept of the need for an annual assessment. In drafting

the evaluation, the group is based on all government documents and community safety

strategy, which include community safety as a new concept, establishment of municipal

mechanisms for the community safety field, making citizen pro-active in field of security, the

process of introduction with reintegration policies etc.

The methodology used for drafting of this report is based on the data collected from the

projects’ review, activities, publications and analysis undertaken by local and international

organizations in the field of community safety, perception of citizens on the security

institutions and the Kosovo police statistics.1.

Consequently, it was decided to unify key components of the community safety, and while the

group acknowledges that it could have benefit from the existence of working experience in

community safety (from international organizations), it also believes that this document

reflects the direction and general framework in this regard.

As such, the assessment provides a summary of actions for implementation of the activities

and objectives, reports and policies that reflect the goals of the strategy parts. Furthermore, the

group has been informed about the overall process of strategy implementation and the level of

implementation by the ministries, agencies and municipalities. While drafting this assessment,

consultations of statistical sources and other sources have been developed.

This report does not contain an assessment of all activities undertaken in different

municipalities during the reporting period, but the main activities for which the Steering

Committee was also informed during this year.

Regular reports of the Steering Committee for Monitoring the Implementation of the Strategy

for Community Safety have also been an important source of information for preparing this

document.


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Another method used for the preparation of this report is data collection for evaluating the

Community Safety Strategy through discussions and team work in a three - day workshop on

"Community Safety Strategy - Assessment of progress and the way forward" organized by the

Ministry of Internal Affairs with support of the Steering Committee for supervising the

implementation of the National Strategy on Community Safety and Action Plan 2011-2016,

which was enabled thanks to the support of UNDP KOSSAC project.

In this workshop attended by members of the Steering Committee and external members of

international organizations such as UNDP, OSCE and ICITAP, it was worked on evaluating

the strategy, thus through discussions were identified a variety of achievements and

challenges in the field of community safety, and meanwhile it served as a forum for discussion

on the best ways to improve problematic issues that were identified, increase of collaboration

and drafting of Work Plan for 2014.

The report initially provides a general assessment of the achievements that have been made in

the implementation of the strategy, taking into account those goals and objectives for the

progress achieved. Moreover, a general assessment has been given for the goals and objectives

for which no progress had been made.

Finally, the report also contains recommendations which are built on the basis of the identified

challenges aiming to identify the activities for the improvement of implementation strategy

over the next year and the achievement of these objectives.


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PROGRESS ACHIEVED DURING 2013

Evaluation of Strategic Goal 1: The level of public trust in the Governmental and Security

Institutions is in constant increase

Of course that on the basis of research that have been done with regard to the level of public

trust in governmental and security institutions, it cannot be said that there was a continuous

increase in public trust over the years.

Table 1: Satisfaction with security institutions by ethnicity2

The data for the assessment period of 2013 shows that satisfaction with Government

performance has slightly increased for 6 percent. Results of public perception show that public

satisfaction with government performance in April of 2012 was at a level of 21 percent, while

in 2013, this percentage increased to 27 percent of the respondents who stated that they are

satisfied with Government performance3.

However, overall satisfaction of the public with security institutions compared with overall

satisfaction of the public with the government is significantly higher. It is worth noting that

satisfaction of the public with security institutions is relatively high among Albanian

respondents with a 62 percent, while other communities are satisfied at a level of 57 percent.

Nevertheless, if we compare the current findings of October 2013 with those of October 2012,

the level of satisfaction with the security institutions declined for both Albanians and Serbs.

2 UNDP, Public Pulse 6, Page 10

3 UNDP, Public Pulse 6, Page 10

Albanci Srbi Ostali Albanian

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Serbs Other

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Bosnian, Turk, RAE


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It is important to note that among the Security Institutions, the Kosovo Police and Kosovo

Security Force remains the most reliable institution. While satisfaction with the Kosovo

Government is only 27 percent, the satisfaction with the performance of Kosovo Police is

significantly very high with a total of 75 percent.

According to the latest Public Pulse report, there is a positive trend in terms of satisfaction

with the Kosovo Police performance that is 5 percent, when comparing the survey data of

April 2012 with the survey data of April 2013. Even 85 percent of the Albanian respondents are

satisfied with the KSF performance. Regarding the Serb respondents, the satisfaction with KSF

has increased.

Moreover, the EC Progress Report for 2013 assesses the Kosovo Police as the most trusted

institution in the field of security4.

Concerning of the feeling of safety, it is important to note that the percentage of respondents

who state that they feel safe is very high at over 82 percent; while only 15% stated that they in

general feel unsafe.

4 European Commission, Progress Report for kosovo, 2013.


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Specific objective 1 - Governmental and Security Institutions are pro-active and have

developed prevention programs

Ministry of Interior through institutional mechanisms is organized in the drafting and

implementation of prevention programs for the safety of the citizens by the Community Safety

Division.

CSD has organized a round table on the topic "Safety and Fireworks - achievements and

difficulties" in coordination with the ASK/American School, supported by UNDP KOSSAC

1,500 flyers in Albanian language were printed and 500 Serbian for safer use of fireworks.

Community Safety Division supported by the public information office / MIA in 2013 held an

awareness campaign with the motto: "Fireworks entertain, but also hurt”


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Directorate of Community Police and Prevention in collaboration with the respective

institutions during 2013 held lectures in the Kosovo high schools about the consequences that

are caused by the usage of narcotic substance and criminal penalties under the Criminal Code

of Kosovo.

Table of lectures that have been held:


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DCPP has implemented the project to prevent happy shooting during various events with title

“Cheer with Heart, not with a Gun”

Table of lectures that have been held:

OSCE Mission in Kosovo, during the period January - December 2013 monitored the LPSC

work, mainly focusing on the police performance. As a result of monitoring, OSCE produced

evaluation reports for LPSC with advices and recommendations for KP, for the methods to

improve their operation. This monitoring has shown that KP regularly participate at the LCPS

meetings and take appropriate actions on the security issues raised by the LCPS members. As

one of the challenges for a full operation of LCPS, is considered to be the lack of financial

incentive for LCPS. To meet this objective, the Strategy Action Plan foresees a number of

activities which would have to be implemented over the years 2011-2016 that would have an

impact on the achievement of the specific Objective 1.


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Activity 1.1.2: MCSC meetings should be regular which address specific issues raised by

representatives of ATCS and LCPS

To meet this objective, the Steering Committee undertook several initiatives during 2013.

Based on a survey undertaken by the Steering Committee for monitoring and implementing

the strategy for community safety, and visits realized by members of this group in 2013 in the

municipalities of Kosovo, it can be said that there was a significant progress in terms of MCSC

consolidation according to the AI Nr. 27/2012 MIA - 03/2012 MLGA "For Municipal Advices

for Community Safety in the Municipalities of Kosovo", as well as the meetings which were

held.

However, a concern is the fact that in some municipalities, MCSC is not headed by the Mayor

of Municipality, as it is foreseen with the Administrative Instruction No. 27/2012 MIA -

03/2012 MLGA which directly affects in the lack of police coordination and actions in the field

of public safety.

Hani i Elezit is the municipality which held the largest number of MCSC meetings with a total

of 12 meetings, despite the mandatory meetings are only 6, it gives a good example for other

municipalities on the importance that is committed to this municipal body.

Table 1: Number of meetings MCSC according to the Division of Community Safety, 2013

No Municipality Funkcional Not-

functional

Number of MCSC

meetings in the first 6

months

Number of

MCSC

meetings in

the second 6

months

1 Prishtinë/ Priština Yes 3 1

2 Podujevë/Podujevo Yes 3 1

3 Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Yes 3 /

4 Obiliq/ Obilič Yes 3 /

5 Lipjan/Lipljan Yes 3 2

6 Drenas/Glogovac Yes 3 /

7 Graçanicë/ Gračanica Yes 3 /

8 Istog/Istok Yes 3 1

9 Klinë/Klina Yes 3 3

10 Pejë/Peč Yes 2 2

11 Deçanë/Dečane Yes 2 1

12 Junik/Junik Yes 3 1

13 Gjakovë/Djakovica Yes 1 /

14 Prizeren Yes 2 /

15 Suharekë/Suvareka Yes 3 1

16 Malishevë/Mališevo Yes 3 /

17 Rahovec/Orahovac Yes 3 /


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18 Dragash/Dragaš Yes 2 1

19 Mamushë/Mamuša Yes 0 1

20 Gjilan/Gnjilane Yes 2 1

21 Novobërdë/Novobrdo Yes 3 3

22 Kamenicë/Kamenica Yes 3 /

23 Viti/Vitina Yes 3 1

24 Kllokot/Klokot Yes 3 /

25 Partesh/Parteš Yes

2 2+ 2

extraordine

ry

26 Ranilluk/Ranilug Yes 1 /

27 Kaçanik/Kacanik

Yes (based on

previous AI. No.

08/2009 MoIA –

02/2009 MLGA )

2 2

28 Hani i Elezit Yes 6 6

29 Ferizaj/Uroševac Yes 1 /

30 Shtime/Štime Yes 2 2

31 Shtërpcë/Štrcpe Yes 0 1

32 Skenderaj/Srbica

Yes (based on

previous AI. No.

08/2009 MoIA –

02/2009 MLGA )

0 1

33 Mitrovicë/Mitrovica Yes 1 1

34 Vushtrri/Vucitrn Yes 3 1

35 Zubin Potok No / /

36 Zveçan/Zvecan No / /

37 Leposaviç/Leposavic No / /

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GJILANE region FERIZAJ region

Kamenica

Gjilan Novo brdo

Viti Ranillug

Partesh Kllokot

MCSC 3 3 6 4 1 2 3

Nu

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Ta

kim

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MCSC

Figure 2.

Number of meetings held by Municipal

Councils for Community Safety in

Ferizaj region

Ferizaj Kaçanik Hani Elezit Shterpce ShtimeMCSC 1 4 12 1 4

Nu

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MCSC

Figure 1.



Gjilane region


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MITROVICA region PRISTINA region

PEJA region PRIZREN region

Mitrovica Vushtrri SkenderajMCSC 2 4 12

Nu

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tin

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MCSC

Figure 3.



Mitrovica region

Pristina

Podujevo

Fushe

Kos

ove

Obilic

Lipjan

Gllogoc

Gracanica

MSCS 4 4 3 3 5 3 3

Nu

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Me

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MCSC

Figure 4.



Prishtina region

Pristina

Podujevo

Fushe Kosove

Obilic Lipjan Gllogoc Gracanica

MSCS 4 4 3 3 5 3 3

Nu

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MCSC

Peja Gjakova Istog Klina Decan Junik MSCS 4 1 4 6 3 3

Nu

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MCSC

Figure 5.


Councils for Community Safety

Prizren Suhareka

Malisheve

Ragovec Dragash Mamushe

MSCS 2 4 3 3 3 1

Nu

mb

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tin

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MCSC

Figure 6.

Number of meetingsheld by Municipal

councils for Community Safety in

Prizreni region


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Based on the report on the activities of the MCSC, drafted by the CSD, during the meeting

which were held and according to the minutes of the meering following conclusion may result:

1. In most municipalities in the second quarter of 2013, MCSC meetings were not held

due to the local elections in Kosovo;

2. More alarming concerns were many stray dogs wandering in most municipalities;

3. Traffic safety, without traffic signs, the most severe measures should be taken against

those who do not respect traffic rules as preventive measure;

4. Increase of thefts are concern to the inhabitants;

5. Scarce police patrols in different areas, especially near schools where attendance is

large;

6. All mesures should be taken to remove the vehicles from sidewalks, to release the

movement across the sidewalk;

7. Proceed with the KP Plan regarding to the bush search that transprot pupils, to prevent

and eliminate negative occurences;

8. Loud noise from the sound of music in the city cafeterias. Required by the respective

municipal bodies to take appropriate measures to prevent these occurrences;

9. It is required from Police to have an office in the local communities, in order to be

closer to citizens to solve problems;

10. Lack of public street lighting;

11. Security in schools, lack of sidewalks;

12. Illegal wood cutting;

13. Environmental pollution, river and waste disposal in inappropriate places, in the

absence of bins and landfills;

14. Construction of buildings without emergency stairs;

15. Happy fires and use of pyrotechni.


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General Recommendation

Looking at citizen concerns and challenges which they face in everyday life, everything which

is related with current trends is very important to create policies to prevent negative

phenomena in due time and policies which will offer citizens greater security, tranquility and

movement of freedom for all citizens without discrimination.

CSD came up with following recommendations for relevant institutions in order to take into

account concerns of citizens and based on them to take action to improve safety and prevent

negative trends while identifying priority areas in different time periods:

a. Assemblies of the three northern municipalities, to establish MCSC according to AI no. 27/2012 MIA - 03/2012 MALG for MCSC

b. Municipalities should notify in due time the MIA time for meetings of the MCSC, and sent invitations in due time, to assign coordinators MCSC in order to facilitate communication and information with MOI, MAPL, to follow the provisions regarding to the minutes of the meetings of the MCSC, MIA and MALG according to the aforementioned UA.

c. It is recommended that information is disseminated about MCSC meetings, to inform local media and to inform the citizens about the security situation in the municipality, to have two meetings held with MCSC public according to the UA.

d. Municipal councils for Community Safety to have a Cooperation, regarding to the issue of security in the community in various fields;

e. To place electronic cameras for electronic surveillance in the city, such a thing could bring greater security to all citizens and greater care, prevent and detect problems (taken as a model municipality of Peja and Mitrovica eventually, they decided electronic monitoring)

f. Increased cooperation between security forums respectivelly MCSC, the LPSC, CSAT and Kosovo police.

g. Increase the number of police patrols on highways, increase operational plans as a preventive measure to prevent traffic accidents because their absence is evident,

h. To provide all streets with vertical and horizontal signaling, for a greater safety in traffic, the most severe measures against those who do not respect traffic rules, as preventive measure

i. Have an inter-institutional coordination of central and local level including NGOs, for issue of stray dogs because all municipalities are concerned for the safety of citizens, in order to prevent the worst.

j. To have more rigorous measures by local institutions, in issuing permits to practice gambling activities, not to be allowed to exercise this activity in the vicinity of schools.

k. During the summer when is presentgreater danger of fire, measures should be increased as well as activities to sensitize citizens on preventing the spread of fires, where the role can be played by CSAT, LPSCs and elected local councils of villages


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Activity 1.1.4: MLGA Annual Report for the KS municipalities considers and evaluates

the MCSC performance according to the Administrative Instruction 2008/9

Taking into consideration the report on operation of the Municipalities in Republic of Kosovo

January - June 2012, a description and evaluation has been made to the MCSC work as well,

that evaluation is based on the monitoring reports which MLGA possesses, by fulfilling in this

way the legal obligation which derives from AI for MCSC.

Activity 1.1.7 Drafting of the programs which stimulate voluntary commitment in the

activities at the local level on the issues that concern people directly

OSCE Mission supported the Steering Committee for the implementation of the SNSB & PV

2011-2016 in drafting the Instruction for writing the Annual Work Plan for Municipal Councils

for Municipal Community Safety Council (MCSC). This Instruction aims to provide clear

recommendations for MCSC on the development of annual work plans (hereinafter PVP).

This Instruction will serve to MCSC to design the annual work plans properly and also for

more efficient work, as well as it will enable the MA and other bodies within the municipality

such as KP and other stakeholders in that municipality to have more knowledge about how to

support MCSC for the realization of their plans to improve community security.

The drafted Instruction is published, presented and submitted to MCSC in the meeting held

with the MCSC chairpersons that was supported by OSCE Mission in Kosovo on 28/06/2013

at the Emerald Hotel in Pristina.


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Specific objective 2 - Ensuring inclusion and participation of citizens in security forums

(MCSC, CSAT, LPSC) including civil society in addressing adequately the Institutions’

needs

Saferworld, in partnership with FIQ and AKTIV, within the frame of project "Strengthening

Civil Society Organizations in Kosovo to become effective contributors to security policies and

decision-making processes", in the period June - July held 7 meetings with citizens (Gjakova,

Gjilan, Mitrovica – in the south – north, Shterpca, Kline and Prizren) to discuss the key issues

that affect the level of peace and security in Kosovo. These meetings attended over 135

participants, while 11 semi-structured interviews were conducted. The report is published at a

conference organized on October 23, 2013, with the title: “Citizens views on key security

matters in Kosovo”. The report analyzed four topics: Concerns about police work, the risk of

presence and drug usage among young people; Traffic Safety, Lack of transparency and clarity

for the Agreements in the dialogue Kosovo – Serbia. After the conference in Pristina, which

was attended by about 50 participants from different institutions of the country, international

organizations, civil society representatives and the media, this report was brought for

discussion in three municipal roundtables in Gjilan, Klina and the north Mitrovica.

Activity 1.2.1. Establishment of security forums (MCSC, LPSC, CSAT) in those

municipalities that are not established yet, support for the existing forums and re-

vitalization in case there is a tendency for termination or extinction

The establishment of security forums, in particular the MCSC was paid a special attention by

the Steering Committee during 2013. In this way, SC met the goals set by the MIA Decision to

enable the development of policies at the Kosovo level to implement the National Strategy and

provide recommendations for bodies which have the authority to decide for the policy that

will be applied throughout Kosovo at the strategic level.

With the purpose to collect data from the field, during the site visits carried out with the MCSC

chairmen, SC realized that in most municipalities MCSCs are operational, with exception of

Skenderaj and four northern municipalities, North Mitrovica, Leposavic, Zveçan and

Zubinpotok which are not operational.

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Moreover, during this year the revitalization and completion of new members of CSATs in

several municipalities such as Municipality of Dragash and Lipljan has been done. With the

decision of the General Director of Kosovo Police, new LPSCs have been established in the

district of Dardania/Emshir and villages Hajvali/Shashkovc of Pristina, district Kolonia and

the Rugova village of Gjakova, as well as Zaskok village of Ferizaj. Members of these different

nationalities of these LPSCs are trained and certified by OSCE in cooperation with the

Directorate of community Police and Prevention and Coordination Office for Community

Safety.

1.2.2. Municipal institutions guarantee inclusion in the security forums, particularly

taking into account the aspect of gender equality

Regarding the guarantee on inclusion in the security forums, especially taking into account the

aspect of gender equality, it can be said that in all those municipalities where a MCSC is

established, there is an inclusion, as it is foreseen with AI MCSC, Article 4 (Composition of

MCSC).

Permanent members, with exception of Police and respective Departments are also the Officers

for Gender Equality, representatives of each ethnic community of a certain municipality; the

chairman of Parents Education Council of the respective municipality; one representative from

NGO, the local media, the business community and the community of persons with special

needs as well as one legitimate representative of each respective religious municipality.

1.2.3 Initial, regular and periodic training of the participants and activists

OSCE Mission in Kosovo has implemented training program for five (5) LPSC established

during 2013 in two phases;

First phase - forty (40) members of the five established LPSCs have participated in the initial

training in Community Policing including modules for building partnerships and problem

solving.

Second phase – training of trainers for safety community for the selected members of LPSC

established during 2013. Fifteen (15) participants from different LPSCs are trained to promote

the philosophy of community policing and support the projects and community safety


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activities throughout Kosovo. In order to expand the partnership and problem solving skills in

the community, the OSCE has organized for the selected members of LPSC a five-day training

course for trainers of community safety.

The training included topics such as: environmental management training, principles of adult

learning, teaching methods, lesson plan, design and effective use of facilitating tools for

teaching, facilitating skills for trainers which deal with difficult dynamics, principles,

community safety tools and community policing. During the course, local trainers improve

their knowledge in specific training techniques and at the end of the training all participants

develop and present their lesson plans. These local LPSC training facilitators promote the

community policing philosophy and support community safety projects and activities

throughout Kosovo.

The purpose of this program is to develop knowledge and skills of the participants to

effectively address the issues of crime, security, public order and welfare. The program focuses

on the application of basic principles: collaboration, participation, inclusion and sustainability.

1.2.4. Meetings with non-majority community to ensure the participation in the security

forums

Security Forums (MCSC, LPSCs and CSAT) during the reporting period, with the support of

the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Division of Community Safety and the international

organizations have organized several meetings with the non-majority community in the

municipality of Klina and Kamenica with the subject "Return of non-majority communities."

In the period between two trainings, with the support of OSCE, the LPSC members have

organized and moderated the meetings with their community. LPSCs have been successful in

gathering their community members in identifying and prioritizing local security issues and

security concerns.

About 500 members of the community and other stakeholders have attended these organized

meetings. In these meetings, relationships between LPSC members, representatives of

municipalities, police, partners and representatives of community has been created.

1.2.5 Organization of regular meetings of the Executive Councils of CSAT and LPSC

Based on the previous practices, the meetings of KE of CSATs and LPSCs are organized twice

a year. Even in 2013, two meetings of EC of CSAT were held, one in April organized in

Gjakova, and one in October which was organized by the CSAT in Vushtrri in close

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Executive Council of the Community Safety

Action Teams meets twice a year and it is

composed of two to three representatives

selected by each CSAT at the Kosovo level.

CSAT Executive Council represents an

important national inter-municipal forum for

communication, cooperation and

coordination. Since 2004 until now, the

Executive Council of CSAT held 28

meetings.

Two meetings of the Executive Council of

LPSC were held as well. The 10th

meeting of

Executive Council of Local Public Safety

Committees ~ LPSC ~ was held in June 2013

in Vushtrri, where 35 members of LPSC from

all over Kosovo took part, and the 11th

meeting

was held in December 2013 in Pristina where

37 members of LPSC took part.


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1 14.09.2011

2 13.09.2011

3 10.04.2013

4 10.04.2013

5 13.09.2011

6 28.10.2011

7 28.10.2011

8 13.09.2011

9 09.11.2012

MUNICIPALITY OF PRISHTINA

LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITEES ~ LPSC ~

Hajvali/Shashkovc

Covers villages Prapashticë, Nishec, Ballaban, Hajkobillë

and Gllogovicë.

Mixed Alb. Serb village.

Albanuian neighbourhood.

Villages inhabited wit Alb. Roma Ashk. And Egyp.,

Keqekollë

Bërnicë e Poshtme

Dardani-Emshir

Janjevë Villaage mixed Albanian, Croats, Roma and Turks

Gushtericë e Ulët

Laplla Sellë

Kishnicë

Serb village.

Covers villages Çagllavicë and Preoc.

Covers mixed villages Sushicë, Badovac and Kishnicë

MUNICIPALITY OF FUSHË KOSOVË

MUNICIPALITY OF LIPJANIT

MUNICIPALITY OF GRAÇANICA

Themelimi i KLSP-së

Prishtina Region

Kuzmin, Lismir dhe BresjeCovers villages Kuzmin, Lismir dhe Bresje të banuar

meShqiptarë dhe Serbë, Romë dhe Ashkali).

The list of LPSCs established in Kosovo:

10 13.09.2011

11 13.09.2011

12 13.09.2011

13

14

15

16 06.11.2013

17 06.11.2013

18 13.09.2011

19 13.09.2011

20 13.09.2011

21

22 13.09.2011

23 13.09.2011

24 13.09.2011

25 13.09.2011

26 13.09.2011

27 13.09.2011

28 13.09.2011

29 13.09.2011

30 13.09.2011

31 13.09.2011

32 13.09.2011

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35 13.09.2011

Prizren Region

Mushnikovë Mixed village Bosniak, Albanian and Serb..

Krushevë Village inhabited with Gorani.

MUNICIPALITY OF DRAGASH

MUNICIPALITY OF PRIZREN

Albanian and Ashkali village.

Levoshë Mixed Serb and Albanian village

Osojanë Covers Zallq, Kovragë, Kosh, Gurrakocdhe Llukaci i thatë

inhabited by Albanian and Serbs

Dollc

MUNICIPALITY OF ISTOG

Pograxhë

Roma, Albanian and Serbian neighborhood

Mixed Albanian and Serbian village


Village inhabited by Albanians and Serbs.

Drenoc Village inhabited by Albanians and Serbs.

Lagjëja e Kolonisë Romv, Ashkali and Egyptian neighborhood

Fshati Rogovë

Covers villages Rimanishte, Bince, Debellde, Begunce,

Dobresh, Germov, Goshice, Sedovin inhabited by Albanian

and Serbs.

Mixed Albanian and Serbian villages.

Pozharan Albanian village

Villages with Serbian and Croat population

Pejë Region

Livoci i Epërm Mixed Albanian and Serbian village

Rruga ‘’Avdullah Presheva’’

Ponesh

Mitrovica Region

Labjan dhe Bostane Mixed Albanian, Serbian and Roma villages

Hogosht Albanian village

Shipashnicë e E. dhe Shipashnice e U.

MUNICIPALITY OF KAMENICË

Mixed Albanian, Serbian and Roma village

MUNICIPALITY OF VITI

MUNICIPALITY OF NOVOBËRDË

Muçivërc

Karaçevë e E. dhe Karaqevë e U.

Mixed Albanian and Serbian villages



Berivojcë

Kabash

Smirë, Vërban

Vërboc, Gërnçar

Gjilan Region

MUNICIPALITY OF GJILAN

Bajskë

Covers villages Gllavatin, Strovc, Zhilivodë, Bivolak, Beçuk

With Albanian and Serbian inhabitantsCovers villages Gojbulje, Sllatinë, Karaçë, inhabited

byAlbanians and Serbs

MUNICIPALITY OF SKENDERAJ

MUNICIPALITY OF VUSHTRRI

MUNICIPALITY OF ZVEÇAN

Runik, Suriganë dhe Bajë Mixed Albanian and Serbian villages

Lipë Albanian village

Prilluzhë

MUNICIPALITY OF GJAKOVA

MUNICIPALITY OF KLINA

MUNICIPALITY OF PEJA


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37 20.11.2013

Bablak

Lagjëja “Sallahane”

Covers villages Babush i Serbëve, Talinoc i Muhaxherëve

Inhabited with Albainans and Serbs

Covers villages Doganaj and Zaskok inhabited wit

Albanian, Serbian and RAE community.

Ferizaj Region

MUNICIPALITY OF FERIZAJIT

10 13.09.2011

11 13.09.2011

12 13.09.2011

13

14

15

16 06.11.2013

17 06.11.2013

18 13.09.2011

19 13.09.2011

20 13.09.2011

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22 13.09.2011

23 13.09.2011

24 13.09.2011

25 13.09.2011

26 13.09.2011

27 13.09.2011

28 13.09.2011

29 13.09.2011

30 13.09.2011

31 13.09.2011

32 13.09.2011

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35 13.09.2011

Prizren Region

Mushnikovë Mixed village Bosniak, Albanian and Serb..

Krushevë Village inhabited with Gorani.

MUNICIPALITY OF DRAGASH

MUNICIPALITY OF PRIZREN

Albanian and Ashkali village.

Levoshë Mixed Serb and Albanian village

Osojanë Covers Zallq, Kovragë, Kosh, Gurrakocdhe Llukaci i thatë

inhabited by Albanian and Serbs

Dollc

MUNICIPALITY OF ISTOG

Pograxhë

Roma, Albanian and Serbian neighborhood



Village inhabited by Albanians and Serbs.

Drenoc Village inhabited by Albanians and Serbs.

Lagjëja e Kolonisë Romv, Ashkali and Egyptian neighborhood

Fshati Rogovë

Covers villages Rimanishte, Bince, Debellde, Begunce,

Dobresh, Germov, Goshice, Sedovin inhabited by Albanian

and Serbs.

Mixed Albanian and Serbian villages.

Pozharan Albanian village

Villages with Serbian and Croat population

Pejë Region

Livoci i Epërm Mixed Albanian and Serbian village

Rruga ‘’Avdullah Presheva’’

Ponesh

Mitrovica Region

Labjan dhe Bostane Mixed Albanian, Serbian and Roma villages

Hogosht Albanian village

Shipashnicë e E. dhe Shipashnice e U.

MUNICIPALITY OF KAMENICË

Mixed Albanian, Serbian and Roma village

MUNICIPALITY OF VITI

MUNICIPALITY OF NOVOBËRDË

Muçivërc

Karaçevë e E. dhe Karaqevë e U.




Berivojcë

Kabash

Smirë, Vërban

Vërboc, Gërnçar

Gjilan Region

MUNICIPALITY OF GJILAN

Bajskë

Covers villages Gllavatin, Strovc, Zhilivodë, Bivolak, Beçuk

With Albanian and Serbian inhabitants

Covers villages Gojbulje, Sllatinë, Karaçë, inhabited

byAlbanians and Serbs

MUNICIPALITY OF SKENDERAJ

MUNICIPALITY OF VUSHTRRI

MUNICIPALITY OF ZVEÇAN

Runik, Suriganë dhe Bajë Mixed Albanian and Serbian villages

Lipë Albanian village

Prilluzhë

MUNICIPALITY OF GJAKOVA

MUNICIPALITY OF KLINA

MUNICIPALITY OF PEJA


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In order to ensure regular communication between LPSC in Kosovo, OSCE provides capacity

building support to the Executive Council LPSC (established with the support of the OSCE in

2009). This is a coordinating body, which includes representatives from all LPSCs and helps

them to share information about their activities. It also help them to develop common

strategies to address similar problems. Executive Council meetings are organized with the

main focus on ensuring the sustainability of LPSC, as an effective forum for community safety.

So far, seven Executive Council meetings are held with the support of OSCE.

Capacity Building Program for LPSC has been tremendous success. Not only has equipped

participants with new and important knowledge and skills, but also provided a good

opportunity for different communities to get involved and come together in the program, learn

about each other, share information experience and develop networks of cooperation.

Feedback from participants are excellent and demonstrate their commitment to the values of

participation and cooperation between different communities.

Strategic Objective 2 - Violation of Public Safety, Personal and Property is on a small

scale

Specific Objective 1 - The level of crime, conflict between different groups and public

discontent is low (acceptable level)

Kosovo, based on data from the Kosovo Police and other reports, is the country with the

lowest level of crime in the region making the crime rate be at an acceptable level.

However, it is important to note that according to the statistics of the Kosovo Police, on the

recorded crime, there is an increase in crime incidents in Pristina, in Ferizaj as well, the number

of incidents has been increasing, but the crime has decreased. Whereas, other regions such as

Gjilan, Mitrovica and Peja have a significant reduction of incidents and crime in general.

During November and December , some local NGOs supported by Saferworld , FIQ and

ACTIVE ( Kline , Gjilan , Mitrovica, Peja and North ) have developed 10 advocacy meetings

with municipal institutions to address responses and instiucional actions on issues of traffic

safety , the presence and use of drugs among young people and police cooperation with

citizens

In December , Saferworld , FIQ and ACTIVE have chosen to address, through meetings with

citizens in Kosovo, the phenomenon of street bagging and consequences it reflects in

community safety . Seven meetings were held with citizens in Prishtina, Peja , Ferizaj ,

Mamushë , Gracanica and Partes Zveçan , attended by 97 citizens, whereas for research needs,

were conducted structured interviews with six officials of the institutions and organizations of

this field . The analysis of this topic will be published in January and will then be discussed in

several municipalities.


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Also, in November, KOSSAC UNDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs,

Community Safety Division has organised

two workshops in the municipality of Kosovo

Polje and Obilic for " Security Situation

Assessment - Challenges and priorities " .

Participation by the two municipalities has

been very inclusive attended a total of 51

participants from : MCSC , LPSC and

representatives of communities. As a result of

this workshop, in December 2013, at the

request of the KP (Obiliq Station), UNDP

KOSSAC has donated three computers and

accompanying equipment that will serve for

the opening of offices in three villages of

Obilic, in order to improve community safety

and increasing cooperation with citizens .

Also, challenges and priorities identified will

serve as the basis for grants that will be

allocated in 2014 in the municipality,

supported through the project KOSSAC from

Human Security Trust Fund . Likewise,

KOSSAC UNDP in collaboration with the

Kosovo Police, respectively Directory of Community Policing and Prevention, in late

November, has organized a focus group to assess the challenges in Kosovo Police as well as a

training of community representatives from municipalities Fushë Kosovë and Obiliq the goal

being their involvement in security forums and methods for assessing risks in their

community. The training was conducted by two certified trainers ( individuals) LPSC where

present were in totall 35 participants .

Specific objective 2 - Methodology of the Kosovo police work is based on the concept of

community policing

Certainly, in 2013, the Kosovo Police has made continuous efforts to promote the concept of

community policing. Through, drafting of Community Policing Strategy 2012-2016, Kosovo

Police has set as its vision that" is dedicated to improving the lives of the citizens of Kosovo by

promoting safety and security of the community as well as promote the welfare and quality of

living " . Likewise, it is the Kosovo Police mission that through community policing and

problem solving, our mission will be engaging in partnerships with community officials,

recruited from all sectors of society to work in certain areas by building professional ties

through continual personal contact. They will be trained to communicate effectively, deal with

diversity and maintain regular contact with all sectors of the community. Our contacts with


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Kosovo society will rise through proactive activities, with community participation and public

safety programs based in the community. Community will help identify problems and take

part in creative approaches to problem solving to develop police acitivities in regard to their

concerns. 5 Most Kosovars (68 per cent) consider the police-community relations as good or

very good. While only 9 percent of respondents consider these relations as bad or very bad.

2.1.2. Development of regular communication with all communities to be informed and to

make possible the implementation of pro-active and prevention policies

The OSCE Mission has organized nine (9)

workshops - Communication on MCSC held

in 9 municipalities where LPSCs exist. One

hundred and thirty (130) participants

constituted the chairmans of MCSCs / mayors,

police station commanders, sector leaders,

leaders / LPSC deputies and representatives of

the Ministry of Interior, DCPP. The purpose

of these workshops was to explore more

efficient ways of communication between the

Municipal Comunity Safety Council (MCSC),

Local Public Safety Committee (LPSC) and

the Kosovo Police (KP).

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2.2.1 . KP drafts Community Policing Strategy and Action Plan

Kosovo police drafted in 2012 Community Policing Strategy 2012 to 2016, while in 2013, in

close cooperation with the OSCE has conducted organizing two one-day workshops to

evaluate the implementation of this strategy .

The purpose of these assessments is to provide participants with an overview of the current

progress of implementation of Community Policing Strategy and Action Plan 2012-2016 .

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together all stakeholders working in the field of

community policing and provide a detailed review on the progress of CPS and AP 2012-2016 .

Members of the various pillars of KP

have presented a summary on the

implementation of CPS and 2012-2016

AP within their departments. The review

will be used to identify any

implementation difficulties regarding

CPS & AP 2012-2016 and also

recommendations for future

implementations .

Representatives of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, KP officials responsible for policing in the

community and representatives of EULEX, ICITAP, non-governmental organizations

(Saferworld and FIQ ) and other institutions have participated in this evaluation .


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2.2.2 K P trains all police officers for community policing concept

It should be noted the number of officials trained by KP internal capacity ( program for

cadets , etc. ) and the number of those trained by ICITAP

Directory of Community Policing and Prevention in close cooperation with the Department of

Mandatory Trainings within the Kosovo

Police, for the purpose knowing and

understanding the concept of community

policing, has incorporated several modules in

the package of basic training for cadets of KP.

In 2013, the KAPS generation # 44 and # 45 of

KP a police officer has been appointed from

DCPP and has lectured on community

policing and topics : 1 . What are

communities; 2. Community Safety Forums 3.

Principles of policing and community safety;

4 . Building partnerships 5. Problem solving 6. Communication skills; 7. Police led Intelligence

and Policing in the community ; 8 . Steps to implement community policing and 9 . Strategy

and Action Plan 2012-2016 " Community

Policing , SOP and Principle 5.12 .

Kosovo police , in close cooperation with the OSCE has consistently organized ten (10) workshops with operational supervisors of at Regional Directorates of KP, border departments and the and general department of the KP regarding the practical implementation of Community Policing Strategy from 2012 to 2016 . Participants were 183 officers to the KP ( sector coordinators, station commanders,

planning officers, regional directors and senior staff of the DPP ) . The purpose of these workshops was to raise the level of awareness to BP managers regarding the implementation and the benefits that can be achieved by CPS & AP from 2012 to 2016 . CPS & AP 2012-2016 is designed to develop the concept of community policing in partnership and transfer the Kosovo Police from " reactive police force " to " pro- active police service, transparent and accountable" by combining patterns between Intelligence Led Police ( ILP ) and Community Oriented Police ( COP ) .


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2.2.5 . Monitoring and reporting on the level of security in schools and implementing the

operational plan for school safety

Kosovo police , constantly monitors and implements plans in order to increase security in

schools , working closely with local authorities and organizations in the interest of safety in

schools .

Also, MCSC in their meetings, has always discussed security problems encountered in schools

. A concrete example of the commitment of the municipal authorities for analytical monitoring

school safety is the Municipality of Prizren .

As the security in schools in Prizren has been an issue which has been discussed at meetings of

the MCSC, has led to propose that municipal institutions to identify concerns and perceptions

of students, teachers and parents on various areas that affect their security .

Thus, in November of 2012 , senior officials of the local government of the Municipality of

Prizren, have signed Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Development

Programme (UNDP) , respectively Public Pulse Project for drafting Action Document for the

security in schools of the Municipality of Prizren, the document that was completed in 2013

and offers concrete recommendations for enhancing security in the municipality, both for

MCSC as an advisory body and for other responsible institutions .

2.2.9 . Police exercises strict control to reduce road traffic accidents with fatalities

Community Safety Division taking into

account the concerns raised regarding to the

high number of accidents and road safety in

general, almost all Municipal Councils for

Community Safety has analysed and

prepared a report on the security situation in

traffic as well as recommendations for the

institutions responsible for prevention of

accidents and increase road safety in general,

they have also organized a round table

"traffic Safety" in the municipality of Pristina

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According to this report , key factors to increase the number of traffic accidents are considered: Exceeding the speed limit ,

Not adjusting the speed to the road conditions,

Road infrastructure,

The poor technical condition of vehicles,

Failure to maintain the distance between vehicles ,

Lack of traffic signs and lack of respect for them ,

Influx of vehicles of compatriots from diaspora who come for summer vacation,

Driving under the influence of alcohol,

Increased number of motorcycles ,

Blocking sidewalks for pedestrians etc,, and a number of other factors that directly or

indirectly affect traffic .

By analyzing the statistical data for the period June - August 2013, compared with the same

period of the previous year 2012 it was noticed an increase of accidents in road accidents by

4%, we have a decrease of accidents with fatal consequences by 13% and increase of accident

hit and run by 4%. While, in terms of accidents with injuries, it was observed a decrease of 8%.

It has been observed the increase of road traffic accidents with material damage for 9% more

than in the same period of the previous year.

Strategic Objective 3 Return and re-integration of the citizens is not a technical chellange

for visa liberalization or integration of the Republic of Kosovo in European Union

Specific Objective 3.1 Municipal institutions dhe safety forums help the integration of the

citizens returned

Community Safety Division in cooperation with local institutions and CSAT organized one (1) round table on the topic "Repatriation of returnees" in Ferizaj.

Two (2) round tables entitled "Re-return of the non-majority" were held in the municipality of Kamenica and Kline.


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Strategic Objective 4. Issues related to non-majority communities addressed

institutionally

Specific Objective 4.1. Non-majority communities actively participate in community safety

mechanisms

4.1.2. Support of concrete projects in solving security problems in the community

OSCE Mission in Kosovo is implementing a two year project to "Support community safety

initiatives through Local Public Safety Committee (LPSC)", with budget contribution from the

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prishtina

For the first phase of 2013 are selected 31 LPSC initiatives:

22 initiatives related to renovations, reconstruction and construction

9 other initiatives related to capacity building training, public awareness, providing technical

support, including a youth camp that was organized by two neighboring LPSC.

In November, Saferworld, FIQ and ACTIVE have developed a workshop to exchange

experiences with 15 local organizations involved in the project of strengthening civil society,

with the attendedance of 11 security forums (MCSC, CSAT and LPSC), who have shared their

experiences in addressing various issues of community safety.


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Strategic Objective 5. Security Forums intensively help in the implementation of national

strategies at the local level

Specific Objective 5.1. Inter-institutional coordination and cooperation between various

mechanisms to facilitate the implementation of national strategies at the local level

5.1.1. Mayors are familiar with national strategies and address them in regular MCSC

meetings whenever the need arises

In June 2013, the OSCE Mission supported

the conference for all MCSC leaders: The

purpose of this conference was the

presentation of the Draft Guidelines for the

Annual Work Plan for Municipal Community

Safety Councils and presentation of findings

during visits to MCSCs regarding the

application of AI 27/2012 MoI-03/2012

MELG of MCSCs. Besides members of the

steering group, 50 other participants (mayors,

vice president, representatives of the Ministry

of Interior Steering Group to monitor the implementation of NCPS and AP 2011-2016, the

OSCE, ICITAP UNDP, media) took part in this conference.

5.1.4. Cooperation between national coordinators appointed by the government or

ministries and security forums takes form

OSCE Mission in Kosovo has supported the

MoI in capacity building for the creation of

the Community Safety Coordination Office

and making it functional with trained staff .

At the end of May, Coordination Office is

equipped with inventory and the staff is

equipped with the knowledge and skills

necessary for capacity building modules for

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6. Raising awareness of citizens and coordination of both local and central government to

improve public safety

6.1 Promotion the safety forums in the web - site

Directory of Community Policing and Prevention in collaboration with the Office of

Information and Public Relations within the KP, has updated the website respectively the link

in community policing where beside the LPSC 's have been added sublinks for other security

forums, Community Safety Coordination Office as well as about the projects, various activities

and awareness campaigns.

http://www.kosovopolice.com/?page=1,3

6.2. Awarenes of citizens to strengthen the belief on the importance of promoting inter -

ethnic, multi - cultural and inter – religious cooperation

6.2.1 . Organizing awareness campaigns through recreational and cultural activities, for

improvement of interethnic and interreligious communication

The OSCE Mission has organized 15 ( fifteen ) forums for the inter-religious dialogue among

with religious leaders in five regions, 32 inter - religious forums for dialogue by engaging

young people ( Pristina and Mitrovica and oneinter- religious Dialogue Conference).

http://www.kosovopolice.com/?page=1,3


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6.2.2 . Support of voluntary groups for promotion of various activities.

OSCE Mission in Kosovo has organized a two -day training for civil society organizations from

all over Kosovo to identify and respond to violations of freedom of expression and hate

speech. 30 participants took part in this training.

Strategic Goal 7 . Prevention and reduction of crime in the community

7.1 Strengthening institutional and human capacities and other security forums that deal

with the prevention of crime

7.1.1 . Continuous training in human capacity building of stakeholders

OSCE Mission has organized a number of activities;

Training of 49 KP officers who are members of the LPSC on hate crimes .

A two -day workshop to raise awareness among young people about " hate crimes "

and " of hate -motivated incidents " .

Regional Roundtable MCSCs training on " hate crimes " and " hate incidents " .

Training of trainers for 23 officials of KP in order to enable them to lecture high school

students in hate crimes .

One day workshop ( pilot ) with NGOs associated in regard to the response and

prevention of hate crimes and hate incidents . 15 representatives of NGOs from

different Kosovo communities participated and discussed the means to respond to and

prevent hate crimes and of hate- motivated incidents.

Organising a one-day seminar for incidents motivated by hatred and prejudice with

young people from different communities . 15 young people / students from different

communities (Serbs , Roma and Albanians ) from Gracanica took part in a workshop

for discussion of hatred and prejudice between different communities in Kosovo .

The printing of the brochure, Legislation related to Community Safety: various

regulations designed for safety in the community . 1.935 copies of a brochure /

legislation related to Community Safety are printed and distributed to all relevant

members of the community safety forums in Kosovo .


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In order to raise the awareness of the Directory of Community Policing and Prevention in

cooperation with the Environmental Crimes Investigation and with the support of the OSCE

Mission in Kosovo , has designed and printed brochure against environmental crimes and

copy it in 5000 ( 4000 Albanian, Serbian 700 and 300 English ) which are distributed across all

police stations.

Brochure against environmental crimes:

7.1.4 . Early intervention and crime prevention in local / specific level.

Community Safety Division has organized two (2) round tables "Violence against Women:

Break the silence!" in Dragash and Junik Municipality.

The OSCE Mission has organized informatory sessions held in the municipality of Ferizaj on

human trafficking. Three informatory sessions (two in high school and one in elementary

school) attended by 162 students, including 9 representatives of the Egyptian community in

Kosovo and Kosovo Roma and Ashkali. Printing and distribution of informatory materials.

1000 leaflets (600 copies in Albanian , 300Serbian and 100 Roma) and 300 posters (200 copies in

Albanian , 50 Serbian and 50 in Roma language).

Objektivi specific 7.2 Ngritja e vetëdijesimit të bashkësisë për rrezikun nga përdorimi i

narkotikëve.

Community Safety Division and CSAT organized one (1) round table entitled "Drugs at

Locallevel " in the municipality of Peja.


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7.3 Raise awareness of the community on issues of human trafficking .

Community Safety Division in cooperation with Action Teams for Community Safety and

ICITAP organized Roundtables to raise awareness of local citizens

Six (6) round were organized tables on the topic "Addressing trafficking of human beings at the

local level" in the following Municipalities: Podujeve, Shtime, Partes, Ranilug Shtėrpcė and

Peja.

7.3.1 Organizing media campaigns locally assisted by security forums ( LPSC, CSAT,

MCSC) .OSCE has organized a campaign in support of the Anti –Trafficking in human beings

“Open your eyes. Be aware ". 1,500 leaflets were printed, 300 posters in Albanian, Serbian,

Roma as well as five typed and displayed billboards at the local level. By the end of December

2013 all the leaflets and posters were distributed in rural areas of Kosovo. In June 2013 , five

billboards were displayed for three weeks in the municipality: two tables in the Serbian

language in Gracanica, Partes , two in Roma language in Gllogovc and Fushë Kosovë and one

in Albanian in Ferizaj .


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7.3.2 To develop and advance the capacity of local/central institutions and NGOs in the

prevention of human trafficking.

One day training- fight against human trafficking. This training is conducted with the Serbian

NGOs on Human Rights. Seven representatives of NGOs on Human Rights, Kosovo Serbs,

were trained on anti - trafficking issues. Half day training on reporting for help for four line

operators. Health officials have been trained for the first time on the issues of human

trafficking in accordance with SOP updates on human trafficking and domestic violence. They

need further training in order to comply with the SOPs for victims of trafficking and SOPs for

victims of domestic violence adopted. Six one-day training sessions (one in the centre and five

regions), for health officials from the Family Medical and Emergency Centres, for human

trafficking and domestic violence. The training was organized by the OSCE in cooperation

with the Ministry of Health. Topics discussed were the role of health officials in the

identification, referral and assistance to survivors of human trafficking (in accordance with the

new SOP for Trafficking in Human Beings) and domestic violence. Further, the specifics of

medical treatment of survivors were presented by a medical specialist, contracted by the

OSCE. Training on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP ) for victims of trafficking . Two three

-day trainings are organized in Gjilan and 48 representatives, main stakeholders and service

providers on anti-trafficking attended, including three Kosovo serbs .


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Strategic Objective 8 - Successful Transition of CSAT

During 2013, ICITAP is committed to implement the Transition Plan CSAT ICITAP to MIA,

respectively to Community Safety Division. Activities undertaken in this regard have been the

equipment with cards from MIA DCS for all members of CSAT in Kosovo, opening a

coordination office for security forums in Academy and organisation by the CSAT, in support

of MIA the EC's CSAT. It can be said that good steps have been undertaken in the transfer of

powers from ICITAP to MIA and the first phase of transition completed, while it remains that

during 2014, the process be successfully completed.


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Considering the Strategic Action Plan 2011-2016, which foresees a number of strategic goals

and objectives, SG has estimated that there are a number of goals and objectives which are

addresseed and planned with other national documents drawn up after the Community Safety

Strategy.

The strategic objective that has to do with the “Return and reintegration of citizens” and that as

a specific objective provides that municipal institutions and security forums help integrate

citizens back, is one of the specific goals that is now addressed by Ministry of Interior such as

a special strategy designed by the as National Strategy for Reintegration of Repatriated of

Persons and the Action Plan .

However, it is generally estimated that a good job is done in terms of reintegration and that

this area is now well covered with Strategy and relevant legislation, and within the MIA is the

Department of Citizenship, Asylum and Migration that designs policies, strategies, action

plans and ensures close coordination with other relevant institutions and organizations for

repatriated persons .

Likewise, MEST has koontributed in terms of reintegration of repatriated children and only

during 2013 has received in the school system 640 repatriated students.

Another strategic goal requires that security institutions are able to respond to threats that can

come from natural and other disasters and there are plans for response and recovery after the

disaster .

Even to this goal SG has proposed to provide support when needed but that these are the

responsibility of the Emergency Management Agency and the activities foreseen in the

Community Safety Strategy should be only supportive .

Strategic objective that foresees Prevention and reduction of crime in the community is

another topic which is now covered with a concrete number of activities through the National

Strategy for the Republic of Kosovo and the Crime Prevention Action Plan 2013-2017 .

Steering Group, among others has offered a number of recommendations based on which is

designed the Work Plan Steering Group for 2014 .

CHALLENGES


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The recommendations of the Steering Group for the implementation and achievement of the

objectives envisaged by the Action Plan of the National Strategy on Community Safety are:

Improved and more regular communication between the Ministry of Interior and Local

Government Administration

To use more social networking web - sites from MIA, Municipalities, Police and media

sources about promotion of security forum .

Development of the draft by the steering group, to stimulate volunteer groups across the

municipality .

Organize a roundtable to prevent hooliganism in Sports .

Establishment of the Community Safety Coordination Office in order to be a focal point for

Safety Forums .

To arrange a meeting to review the Law on public gatherings, as it is not in line with EU

directives .

Review the scope and operation of existing LPSCs ( not every municipality has established

LPSC, while some KP stations have established 3-4 LPSCs) .

Consider and establish two LPSCs which are required by two municipalities by the KP

Commander in Gjakova and Skenderaj .

Introduce and discuss the legal basis for the establishment of Administrative CSAT

After elections to establish contacts with officials in north Mitrovica about the safety of

development in that part of Kosovo .

Organize public campaigns for recognition of the Forum after the elections in the north .

To mitigate ethnic divisions, not only addressing non-majority community but encourage

them to cooperate with the majority community .

To work on interlinking the activities of this strategy with the strategy of RAE community(

Roma, Ashkali, Egyptian) and the Department for re-integration and return and other

strategies .

MLGA appreciate the decision on the establishment of MCSC for female participation .

Establish a strategic document for the existence of the Safety Forums.

For the functioning of SG should be established by decision of the Steering Group

Secretariat composed of officials of STM, Community Safety Division and the Kosovo

Police.

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RAPORT IS WRITTEN BY:

Steering Committee for Monitoring the Implementation of the Strategy and Action Plan for

Community Safety 2011-2016, in composition of:

1. Imer THAÇI, CSD/MIA, CHAIR

2. Major Çlirim HAJDINI, KP, DP. FIRST

CHAIR

3. Xhevat TAFA, MLGA, DP. SECOND

CHAIR

4. Sanela SADIKOVIC, PMO, MEMBER

5. Hajrush KURTAJ, MKSF, MEMBER

6. Avni REXHA, MEST, MEMBER

7. Shqipe ARIFAJ, AKM, MEMBER

8. Fitim TAHIRI, MIA, MEMBER

9. Rifat MARMULLAKU, OSCE MISSION

IN KOSOVO

10. Lulzim FUSHTICA, US DOJ - ICITAP

11. Jeta TELA, UNDP/KOSSAC

12. Nazim HALITI, FORUM FOR CIVIC

INITIATIVES – FCI/FIQ -

13. Ferdinand NIKOLLA, SAFERWORLD

STEERING GROUP SECRETARY: 1. Ganimete GËRBOVCI, MIA

2. Mentor CAKOLLI, KP

3. Labinot SADIKU, MIA

Design: Mentor CAKOLLI


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PRISTINA

March, 2014

Documents

Republika e Kosovës · CSCO Community Safety Coordination Office Administrative Instruction No. 27/2012 MIA AI –03/2012 MALG On the “Municipal Community Safety Council" Administrative