Under this motto, with the initiative of the Ministry of Interior and the participation of the Cybercrime Investigation Directorate of the Albanian State Police, the Swedish Program “Strengthening Community Policing in Albania” (SCPA) held an awareness-raising meeting with students, teachers and Security Officers of the “Sami Frashëri” and “Ismail Qemali” high schools in Tirana.
The meeting was interactive and in the form of a conversation, where students were introduced to concrete cases of cybercrime and cyberbullying, had the opportunity to openly discuss and ask questions to police officers who deal with such cases daily. Although sometimes these situations seem like something out of a movie, they are actually present in the Albanian society, among youth. Something that starts as a game has the potential to very quickly turn into a criminal offense with very serious consequences for friends, acquaintances or the surrounding environment.
Students were introduced not only to the forms of cybercrime, but also to ways of preventing, reporting and referring cases to law enforcement agencies. The aim of the training was to raise awareness for a safer internet, protect youth online and empower them to react to any form of cyber abuse.
