On March 29, 2024, the final meeting of the PROTECT project was held at the National Investigation Service. The participants - investigators, prosecutors, representatives of civil society - were welcomed by the president of the Chamber of Investigators in Bulgaria (KSB), Mrs. Preslava Petkova. The event gave the opportunity to the partners from KSB and the Research and Training Point Foundation to present the main activities and results of the project. Over 160 investigators participated in trainings on gender-based domestic violence and crime investigation; over 60 people took part in round tables on the project. In addition, as part of the project's information campaign, meetings were held with young people in the 37th "Raina Knyaginya" Secondary School and the Arete Youth Foundation. Through meetings and social media, over 60 representatives of the target groups were reached.
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At the closing meeting, important conclusions were made related to crime prevention, the need for education and work with young people (an important message in this respect was shared by Mr. Rafailov, educational mediator from the 37th school). The project's research team, which also includes representatives from the University of Oslo, in its report outlined important trends in the development of crime and the actions taken both within the criminal justice system and by non-governmental organizations, researchers, trainers, to widely inform society on the subject. Representatives of the Ministry of Justice also shared the importance of such projects and the need to support and continue the achieved results.