THE FIRST ONE OF THE PROVINCIAL CONFERENCES SERIES OF THE “IMPROVEMENT OF CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF INTERNAL SECURITY SECTOR PROJECT-PHASE II” WAS ORGANIZED IN İZMİR ON 15 APRIL 2014.
Local Prevention and Security Boards and crime prevention techniques were explained
In the conference titled “Izmir Provincial Conference and Training on Prevention of Crime”, the techniques and models of crime prevention were delivered to the conference participants on theoretical and practical basis. The conference also included experience sharing about implementation of the Local Boards, which were established within the context of the Project.
Wide scale of participation
The conference was held with the participation of the İzmir Governor Mr. Mustafa Toprak, deputy governors, kaymakams in the province, provincial deputy provincial police chiefs, district police chiefs, gendarmerie chiefs, majors relevant NGOs, mayors, representatives from coast guard, heads of muhtars associations in districts, the Ministry of Interior officials, representative of UNDP, and the project experts.
Civil society participation contributes to democracy
The participants underlined that the efforts by the Local Prevention and Security Board established in Çeşme provides civil society participation and contributes to more democratization. This mechanism also increases the coordination among the institutions, which is important in terms of crime prevention as well as avoiding the problems that may lead to security gaps; mentioning that this facilitates receiving civil society contribution, which opens path for fast and efficient solutions. They also congratulated the contributors of the pilot implementation and conference,
