In cooperation with the Ministry of Interior of Zenica Doboj Canton (MUP ZDK) today has been made official the beginning of the Distance Learning Program for police officers of the MUP ZDK, entitled “Holistic Approach to the Protection of Women Victims of Violence”. The goal of this 4-month program, through which 58 members of the MUP ZDK will participate, is to increase the police’s sensitivity in the work on preventing and combating violence against women.
The use of the Internet and the modernly developed online platform makes this program innovative as it enables professionals to intensive aquirement of knowledge and specialization without undermining their regular work obligations.
Spokeswoman of the MUP ZDK, Aldina Ahmić, emphasized that there is a belief that education in this way will bring a new quality to the work and conduct of police officers, not only in terms of protecting women victims of violence, but also in general when undertaking measures and actions on prevention and documenting cases of violence against women.