Abstract:The Twinning Light Project (IPA 20008) was initiated by Croatia as a EU membership candidate with Baden-Württemberg as the partner police organization. Its aim was to strengthen the capacities of the Interior Ministry that holds the stewardship in crime prevention in Croatia. It was designed to develop modern and efficient structures in public administration and to foster state-of-the-art crime prevention.
The project comprised an analysis of the Croatian crime prevention system consisting of several interviews, workshops and a standardized survey with both practicioners and supervisors.
In the 9-month period teams of experts of both police organizations developed a manual of crime prevention and suggestions for an improvement of education and training programs and generated recommendations for improvement and enhancement of performance in the prevention organizational structure and through the implementation of crime prevention. As a side effect the beccaria steps were implemented as a standard procedure for the Croatian police. The dissemination started with five management seminars and a sustainability workshop within the project's lifespan.
The Twinning Light project was a highlight in the ten-year partnership of the Croatian and Baden-Württemberg police in the field of crime prevention and a kick-off for further projects within the stability pact for Southeastern Europe.
Vita:Ruža Karlović graduated from the Zagreb Police College in 2002. The following year she started to work as a research assistant at the Police College Department of Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency. In 2007 she graduated with a licentiate from the faculty of humanities and social sciences, University of Zagreb, and at the same university she defended her doctoral thesis in 2012. She is currently working as a lecturer at the Police College and is the author and coauthor of more than a few scientific papers and conference abstracts in international indexed journals. Her scientific interests focus on police status and duties in society; crime prevention and sociology of crime. Frank Buchheit studied educational science and criminology at the University of Tübingen (Diplom Pädagoge). After having gained some professional experience in youth work and streetwork he started working at the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Baden-Württemberg in 2002. In the Bureau’s crime prevention section he is specializing in juvenile delinquency, deradicalization and evidence-oriented crime prevention. In 2010 he enrolled in a degree programme at the Saarland University which he completed with a “Master of Evaluation” degree. He is the author and coauthor of some articles in journals, books and other publications.
