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The crime prevention model project entitled NE TEDD! [Don’t you dare!] of the Workshop for the Support of Contemporaries, Esztergom was implemented with the support of the National Crime Prevention Board of the Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement. The project was innovative: connecting the methods implemented is unique in Hungary. The members of the contemporary groups with heterogeneous social and family background and at different risks have experienced the preference of moral values, found out the meaning of making a decision and faced its consequences. While obtaining these experiences the members of the different groups were cooperating with each-other and met various professionals (social professionals, teachers and police officers).

The Drug Prevention Office (Fényközpont [Light Centre]) managed by the Esztergom St. Jacob Foundation commenced its activity in Esztergom in May 2001.

The Centre provides low-threshold psycho-social services to those involved in drug problems and their relatives. It is actually a consulting workshop which supplies information, provides consulting and aftercare services in the micro-region but also shoulders to coordinate the tasks of prevention.

In the frame of contemporary supporter training the members of the groups attended special training courses from October 2005 to May 2006. The project covered a 40-hour training program, including the reinforcement of social integration and equal opportunities, as well as actions against discrimination and social prejudices as special elements in the program.

Methods used in training: self-awareness group, presentations, interactive lessons. There were altogether six contemporary support groups with approx. 80 people involved. Some special target groups that are generally omitted from such programs were also involved in the training, which was a peculiarity of this training. Along with some young who manifested a supportive attitude (secondary school and college students) Roma youngsters, those living in foster homes, under the supervision of a probation officer, involved in diversion and/or living with foster parents also participated in the program.

In the frame of making short films / analysing them in lessons the contemporary supporters made models of some crime types and shot films in this topic themselves.

Then they delivered these films to the secondary schools in and around Esztergom where they made a proposal to the teachers to analyse them in a 45-minute lesson.

Films made:

• Don’t steal! (shoplifting)
• Drug slide (drug consumption and prostitution)
• Retorsion (violence in the family, public nuisance, aggravated battery)
• Mortal game (gambling passion, burglary, murder).

The theatre hall in the Esztergom Leisure Centre hosted the public trial held in January-May 2006. A local judge, a district attorney and a defence counsel agreed to present a show and use dramatic means therein to explain the various events and verdicts expected to arise and be passed in consequence of the specific crimes, in a manner whereby the audience could understand and enjoy the situation. The utilization of the project’s results has been started at the national level. In order to help to apply the method, a methodological material is to be prepared by an expert, this will be followed by the direct use of the results (films and method to elaborate them) by the police officers, probation officers and teachers in their work with young people.