The two projects aimed at testing the CPTED-principles (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) in ‘ordinary’ Finnish cities. An outside evaluation of the city centres’...
The concrete aim of the project was to make sure that the end of school year weekend would go without problems, be safe and violence free as well as to prevent similar events as...
The detailed city plan of the Muotiala area is the first detailed city plan in Finland that systematically takes into account the goal of safety in the built environment.
The National Crime Prevention Programme entitled Working Together for Safer and More Secure Communities, prepared by the National Council for Crime Prevention, aims to promote...
“… 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...
Kaleidoscoop (Perry Pre-school) is a programme to prepare children (age 3-4) of socio-economic low standard milieus for school, by developing cognitive, social and physical...
VoorZorg is a programme for undereducated women below the age of 25 who are pregnant with their first child, preventing child abuse and serious developmental problems.
The goal of the project is to change the behaviour of the youngsters that lead to less delinquency and better school results. The behavioural change is not only focused upon the...