Safety and its opposite, fear of crime, are two important and central issues in crime prevention efforts. Recent years have brought a significant increase in the number of studies...
The main document on criminal policy in Estonia is "General Principles of Criminal Policy until 2030” ( Resolution of the Riigikogu [Parliament] of 12.11.2020)", found in here...
“… 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...
The National Crime Prevention Council of Hungary (NBT) started intensive internet communication in 2015. The Council tries to find those channels on the internet which lead them 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 new Criminal Code came into force on 1 July 2013. The drug control sections are organised to cover trafficking, possession, incitement of minors to use drugs or similar...
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...
Bicycle thefts have increased in Luxembourg in recent years. As the police try to organise a campaign together with a school every year, the idea of launching this project was born...