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EUCPN Thematic Paper no. 13 - Youth Internet Safety: risks and prevention
The thirteenth thematic paper in the series published by the EUCPN Secretariat focuses on the theme of Youth Internet Safety.
Local Civil Neighborhood Watch - Miestna Občianska Poriadkova Služba (MOPS)
Local Civil Neighborhood Watch is an initiative of the Office of the Plenipotentiary for Roma communities, the Watch should facilitate the communal life in the municipality.
The Price of Friendship Project
Frauds prevention project, initiated and implemented by the General Directorate of Bucharest Police.
EUCPN Output
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View all EUCPN OutputToolbox 10 - Prevention of Organised Crime Targeting Elderly People - Policies and practices
The 10th toolbox in the series published by the EUCPN Secretariat focusses on the main theme of the Slovakian Presidency and the 2016 Best Practice Conference and European Crime Prevention Award, which is the ‘Prevention of organised crimes targeting elderly people’.
Work Programme 2018
Every year the European Crime Prevention Network draws up a work programme that defines all the activities the Network is going to complete that year, in order to promote the achievement of the strategic goals. The main focus in 2018 will be on improving the safety in communities which are targeted by organized crime among other volume crimes. The Bulgarian Presidency will be focusingbe focusing until June on the prevention of crimes committed by crime groups in regards of frauds with focus on phone scams. The second part of the year EUCPN will focus on community policing and the involvment of citizens into a collective process to adress security needs and the prevention of crime under the Austrian Presidency.
Annual Report 2017
Summary of the actions of the European Crime Prevention Network. The Annual Report 2017 was adopted by the Board in March 2018.
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View all Good PracticeGreek Police informational campaign on fraud
The Greek Police, in order to protect the citizens from their deception, issues relevant press releases, disclosing case details and used Modus Operandi, to the mass information media and the social media that it manages.
At the same time, regional Police Services organize awareness-raising events throughout the country providing information and education to citizens, while providing instructions for complaints in fraud cases.
The Greek Police also has produced and projected through television and radio stations with nationwide coverage, messages in the context of information campaigns for citizens’ protection.
The Czech elderly don’t swallow the bait
“We Don’t Swallow the Bait” (“Nedáme se”) project is an interactive educational stage play, in which four types of most common deceitful and manipulative techniques used against seniors are presented.
European & Development Programmes Agency’s Projects
Crime prevention Policies
Austrian Policy on the Prison Service Action Plan on Prevention of Extremism and De-Radicalisation
This is the Austrian policy on the Prison Service Action Plan on Prevention of Extremism and De-Radicalisation.
Austrian Policy on Risk-oriented probation service
This is the Austrian policy on Risk-oriented probation service.
Austrian Policy on De-Radicalisation in Penal Services
This is the Austrian policy on De-Radicalisation in Penal Services.
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View all DocumentationDeclining juvenile crime – explanations for the international downturn
In The Netherlands registered youth crime figures show a spectacular downward trend from 2007 (minus 60%). This decrease can be seen amongst girls and boys, and also amongst ethnic minorities and the native Dutch. This trend can also be observed in a lot of other countries.
EU-project Domestic Burglary
ISEC project ‘An integral methodology to develop an information-led and community-orientated policy to tackle domestic burglary (A methodology to tackle burglary)’.
Stratégie nationale de prévention de la délinquance 2013-2017 - Le Guide des bonnes pratiques
Strategy in French.
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View all ResearchEUCPN Thematic Paper no. 13 - Youth Internet Safety: risks and prevention
The thirteenth thematic paper in the series published by the EUCPN Secretariat focuses on the theme of Youth Internet Safety.
Toolbox 10 - Prevention of Organised Crime Targeting Elderly People - Policies and practices
The 10th toolbox in the series published by the EUCPN Secretariat focusses on the main theme of the Slovakian Presidency and the 2016 Best Practice Conference and European Crime Prevention Award, which is the ‘Prevention of organised crimes targeting elderly people’.
Toolbox 11 - Prevention of pickpocketing within the EU – policy & practices
The eleventh toolbox in the series published by the EUCPN Secretariat focuses on the main theme of the Maltese Presidency, which is ‘Prevention of Pickpocketing’.