Among the main objectives of the task force were:
- discussion of how organized crime is understood and conceptualized by key law-enforcement and other institutions - police, judiciary system, the human rights community, media, and the general public;
- analysis of the possible impact of different policy approaches towards crime;
- establishment of efficient communication channels between the institutions
- studying the possibility for shaping the public perspective on organized crime
- formation of a common perception between the police and the judicial system about the nature of crime and the ways to confront it
- addressing the issue to the media thus stimulating its influence on key insiders who will discuss new policies
- drawing media attention to the negative aspects of the zero-tolerance approach
- approaching government with key policy propositions and encouraging its response in particular with regards to the re-socialization of criminals
"The Fight against Organised Crime in Bulgaria: Review of Institutional Concepts and Strategies "
Period: September 2004 - February 2005
Coordinators: Daniel Smilov, Rashko Dorosiev
Financing Organisations: Open Society Foundation, New York; Balkan Trust for Democracy