Never Hit a Child is a media campaign to change the attitudes of parents and general population against disciplinary violence towards children (also called “corporal punishment”).
Icehearts is not considered as a diversion from or alternative to time spend in criminal activity. Rather, sport is used as a means of establishing relationships with at-risk...
HAPKE 2 was a development project for the vulnerable asylum seekers' service provision system in Finland. The project focused on prevention and identification of trafficking among...
The Finnish Government adopted a national crime prevention programme called “Working Together for Safer and More Secure Communities ” in 2016. The National Crime Prevention...
Prevention of domestic violence has ascended on the Finnish political agenda since the 1980s. It became even more visible in the late 1990s when the results of the first dedicated...
Prostitution Prostitution is not a crime in Finland, but selling or buying sexual services in public places is criminalised. Prostitutes are mainly considered to be victims of sex...
“… 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...
The aim of Finland’s national cyber security strategy is to respond to cyber threats, strengthen the overall security of society and ensure the smooth functioning of the cyber...
Action for Youth project is for young offenders and prisoners between 15-29 -years old. The objective is to reach clients and to engage them to receive the support that is provided...