POLIFORME
PROJECT
ORIGIN
The “Poliforme” Project is an initiative of
The Campania Region Local
PoliceTraining School – project leader.
PROJECT PARTNERS
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Centro de investigation para el desarollo di Cartagena - Spagna
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Mykolo Romerio Universitetas di Vilnius - Lituania
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Ministero degli Interni – Dip. Affari Internazionali di Ankara - Turchia
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Forum Europeo Sicurezza Urbana (F.E.S.U.) di Parigi - Francia
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The Sannio University (D.A.S.E.S.) - Italy
OBJECTIVE
The objective
The objective of the project is to define a specific
aspect of the formative system in the field of urban
safety and the consequent definition of the profile of
know-how, competences and own abilities of the
professional figures engaged in the management of
the Internal Security Services on the territory with
particular regard to the problems connected to
situations of need, alienation, uneasiness and
exploitation of some elements of the community,
especially the weaker ones.
POLIFORME
PROJECT
Project phases:
Benevento 24 September 2007
1° Transnational Conference
• Sharing of the adopted work methodology.
• Definition of research tools:
– Data charts for types of crime;
– Questionnaire for benchmarking standards of
urban safety;
– Questionnaire on the role of Proximity
Policing in Europe.
Research results
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Comparative analysis of existing legislations in the areas
of reference of the partners in the field of urban safety,
Comparative analysis on models of training needs in the
different partner countries
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Guidlines for designing a training course for the transfer of
the distinctive competences of the Proximity Police
Officer/Operator
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Modelling and contruction of the specific competences of
the Proximity Police Officer/Operator
Ankara September 26° 2008
2° Transnational Conference
• Presentation of work produced by each partner.
• Presentation of experimental training course to
be implemented by each partner.
EXPERIMENTATION
The experimental training courses
designed by each partner were
implemented in Italy, Lithuania,
Spain and Turkey
Know How and competence profile
of the Proximity Police
Officer/Operator
As a result of the course testing carried
out by each partner country a Proximity
Policing training course model has been
elaborated
The
TRAINING
COURSE
The training course aims
• The course offers a set of dedicated modules, drawing on
different disciplines, that are designed to analyze and
disseminate all the necessary skills for the proximity
operator placed at the service of the most modern urban
security policies and therefore of inclusion, and antidiscrimination programmes, of prevention and the
combating of deviant behaviour and of the development of
the quality of life.
Competences
PROXIMITY POLICE OFFICER/OPERATOR
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The distinctive competences of the proximity police operator can be
grouped into the following 4 families:
• competences of judicial nature;
• competences of psycho-sociological and public relations
nature;
• competences of organizational and managerial nature;
• competences of technical-operational nature.
Judicial competences
• The competences of judicial nature aim to
define and construct the proximity police
operator’s judicial profile both on a
National and a Communitarian basis, with
particular attention to the tasks and
functions to be performed and to the interinstitutional relations.
psycho-sociological
competences
• The competences of psycho-sociological
and public relations nature are considered
to be the principal instruments of
intervention for the prevention and fight
against deviant behaviour in general.
Organizational and managerial
competences
• The competences of organizational and
managerial nature value the importance of
the issues of coordination and leadership in
work groups dedicated to the creation of
proximity services and the design of
managerial support systems with particular
attention to the organization of information
flows.
Technical-operational competences
• The competences of technical-operational
nature consist in the use of tools that
enhance the capabilities of planning and
organizing work together with the
coordination, supervision and monitoring
of the results of proximity services made
available.
Course length
The course last 30 hours.
 Both the judicial and the organizationalmanagerial skills modules last 6 hours
each;
 The psycho-sociological and public
relations module lasts 12 hours.
 The laboratory for the development of
the technical and operational
competences lasts 6 hours.
The judicial contents
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The concepts of safety, security and certainty
From "Security" to "Securities"
Police and "proximity"
Analysis of the European legislation
Analysis of national legislation
Elements of comparison of the legislation of the countries of the European
Community
The Regions (local administrations) and their role in matters of urban safety
and proximity policing
Judicial – employment aspects for the defining of the role of the proximity
operator
“Proximity”: A New Way to Work
Access, enrolment, training , staff evaluation and safety aspects in the
workplace
"Flexibility" of employment contracts versus "stability" of the local police
functions
The psycho-sociological and public relations
contents
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1. Defining aspects of the phenomenon of deviance
 Psychological and sociological aspects for the analysis of deviant behaviour
 Prostitution
 Addiction
 Economic and heritage crimes
 Juvenile offences
2. Social organization of deviance
3. Interpersonal relationships
 Relationship between the proximity police operator and the neighborhood
4. Communicating
 The process of communicating
 Communicating in public relations
 How public institutions communicate
5. Management and mediation of the conflict
 Definition of conflict
 Techniques of social mediation
The organizational-managerial contents
Know-how and competence in:
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1. Organizing neighborhood activities
 Organizing services and actives
 Teamwork and the team
 The role of the proximity operator
 Motivation and leadership
2. Organizing information flows
3. Monitoring systems of neighbourhood services
4. Networking and the professional organization of a
specialized network
The technical-operational contents
During this module case studies and / or project
work are planned.
By means of work groups, the principles and
concepts discussed in previous modules will be put
into practice in order to achieve "project report
cards".
Tools used:
 Cards (sheets)
 indicators
 master plan
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Thank you for your most courteous
attention.