The fifth Police Youth Academy within the Legal Socialization Program (BLSP RS) in Republika Srpska was held on Tuesday, November 8,2022 at the premisses of the Faculty for Management and Production in Trebinje.
Police officers from the Traffic Police, Crime Technique and Gendarmerie presented various equipment and devices they use every day to 40 students and two teachers from secondary school “Centar srednjih škola” from Trebinje participating in BLSP RS.
Police officers gave short presentation related to drug addiction, prevention of violence and rights and obligations of youth and children and engaged in discussion with students on the consequences of breaking the law. Students divided in three groups made their own presentations on the above topics and presented them to their colleagues.
The report on the event was covered by a local media and the official pages of the Republika Srpska Ministry of Interior.
The fourth Police Youth Academy within the Legal Socialization Program (BLSP RS) in Republika Srpska was held on Monday, November 7,2022 at the premisses of the Police Administration/Police Station Istočno Sarajevo.
Police officers from the Traffic Police, Special Police, Gendarmerie along with police tracker dog Leonidas and his handler presented various equipment and devices they use every day to 40 students and four teachers from two secondary schools from Istočno Sarajevo participating in BLSP RS.
Afterwards, students moved to Cultural Centre where three police inspectors/BLSP Teaching Team members held an interactive presentation on various topic such as, violence and neglect, rights and obligations of youth, addictions, etc. Students used the opportunity to ask a lot of questions and learn a lot of new things.
The report on the event was covered by a local media and the official pages of the Republika Srpska Ministry of Interior.
Cross-Regional Youth Leadership Conference within Bosnia Legal Socialization Program was held on October 31, 2022, at the premises of the Faculty of Security Sciences in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska. This one-day conference was an opportunity to gather youth, police officers and teachers who have been involved in the LSP from Republika Srpska and Brčko District Bosnia and Herzegovina. It allowed 100 participants to come together and share their experiences in youth-police projects. The conference was attended by representatives of the Faculty of Security Science, Republika Srpska Ministry of Interior and Republika Srpska Pedagogical Institute who welcomed the audience.
Focusing on sustainability and expansion of the Legal Socialization curriculum in the Republika Srpska and Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the first cycle of Training of Trainers (ToT) activity was organized between October 24 and 27 at hotel “Termag” in Jahorina.
Potential candidates for the LSP ToT were all persons who participated in any of the BLSP activities. A call for participation in the selection of candidates for future LSP trainers in Republika Srpska and Brčko District Bosnia and Herzegovina was sent out June 27, 2022. The main criterion for selection of the candidates was a motivation letter that reflects individual ambition for professional development and adult education.
The BLSP received 16 motivation letters expressing motivation and satisfaction with the LSP concept, however only 10 candidates could be selected for training. The training is conducted by Professor Mirjana Mavrak, PhD, a renowned Adult Education/ Andragogy Specialist from the University of Sarajevo.
US Ambassador Kelly Degnan visited Tskhaltbila Public School of Akhaltsikhe municipality to attend the police-led legal culture lesson within the program „Community Policing Initiative in Minority Regions of Georgia -CPI“.
Ambassador was welcomed by school students, the principal and administration, the head of the Akhaltsikhe educational resource center, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Akhaltsikhe municipality, PH International Director, and the CPI program manager. The Ambassador and guests attended the Legal culture lesson, which was on the topic of road safety. Akhaltsikhe Patrol police officers, Oganes Saponjian and Soso Chilingarashvili, together with the civics teacher delivered the lesson by playing the game and having interactive communication with students.
Following a public call for proposals for community projects, the BLSP Curriculum Development Team/Advisory Council held a two-day meeting on October 10 and 11, 2022 in Jahorina to review the applications. The call was open to 33 primary and secondary schools from the Republika Srpska and Brčko District Bosnia and Herzegovina participating in BLSP this year.
Selection criteria for winning projects included active involvement of police, teachers and students in collaborative community efforts, strengthening youth leadership and positive social change in communities, and addressing key rule of law issues in communities.
After careful assessment of project applications, CDA/AC selected 19 project proposals to be awarded mini grants of $500 each. PH Office in BiH will purchase supplies worth $500 as specified in the project proposals to be delivered to schools together with a hand-over letter.
The third Police Youth Academy within the Legal Socialization Program (BLSP RS) in Republika Srpska was held on Monday, September 26, 2022, at the premisses of the Police Station 1 in Doboj (Republika Srpska).
The event was attended by 40 students and two teachers from the secondary school "Saobraćajna i elektro škola" in Doboj participating in the BLSP RS.
Participants had an opportunity to see the equipment used by traffic police, forensic unit and visit detention cells at the station. Short presentations on the institutions protecting the rights of children and youth, juvenile justice, unsafety in the virtual reality and addictions were given by police officers/LSP Teaching Teams members from Police Stations in Doboj. Afterwards, students worked in groups and had their own short presentations on the above topics.
The second Police Youth Academy within the Legal Socialization Program (BLSP RS) in Republika Srpska was held on Friday, September 23,2022 at the premisses of the Police Administration/Police Station 1 in Bijeljina.
On behalf of the host, participants were welcomed by Radenko Knežević, Inspector form the Police Station for Traffic Safety in Bijeljina. The event was organized in coordination with the BLSP Curriculum Development Team/Advisory Council (CDT/AC) member and Chief of the Unit for Police Training and attended by 40 students and four teachers from two schools from Bijeljina participating in the BLSP RS.
Participants had an opportunity to see the equipment used by traffic police, special units and forensic team. Short presentations on violence and neglect, the institutions protecting the rights of children and youth, juvenile justice and addictions were given by police officers/LSP Teaching Teams members from Police Stations in Bijeljina. Afterwards, students worked in groups and had their own short presentations on the above topics. Students shared that the event was both informative and fun.
On August 29-31, 2022 a 2, 5-day Graduation Summer Camp was organized for 40 Access Microscholarship Program students of Ijevan and Bagratashen schools.
During the camp the students had sessions on Time Management, Creative Thinking and Emotional Intelligence led by the expert-trainers as well as a session on Learning Love Idioms led by TESOl Certified English language teacher.
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The third Police Youth Academy within the Legal Socialization Program (BLSP RS) in Republika Srpska was held on Monday, September 26, 2022, at the premisses of the Police Station 1 in Doboj (Republika Srpska).
The second Police Youth Academy within the Legal Socialization Program (BLSP RS) in Republika Srpska was held on Friday, September 23,2022 at the premisses of the Police Administration/Police Station 1 in Bijeljina. 
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