“… fear of crime can be regarded as a social problem comparable to crime itself” (National Crime Prevention Program 1999). The Finnish definition of crime prevention focuses on...
Measuring public perceptions of safety The Veiligheidsmonitor Rijk 2007 [Government Security Monitor 2007, only in Dutch] measures both objective and perceived safety. Objective...
In Austria, the implementation of probationary services is carried out by a private organisation, NEUSTART. Since 1957, NEUSTART works in the field of social work close to...
Chapter 50 - Narcotics offences (1304/1993) Section 1 – Narcotics offence (374/2008) A person who unlawfully (1) produces or attempts to produce a narcotic substance or cultivates...
The Dutch government differentiates between ‘hard drugs ’ and ‘soft drugs’ in its approach of drug -related crime. For the objectives of the government concerning the undermining...
Finland’s drug policy relies on general social policy measures, national legislation and international conventions designed to reduce the supply and demand of drugs, to reduce the...