One of the most important tasks of the police consists in preventing violence and to ensure that individuals can lead a life without being afraid of assaults. Established in 1997...
For many years, domestic violence has been one of the top legislative priorities of the key Government ministries (primarily the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Labour and Social...
There is no National Plan of Action concerning sexual violence or violence against children and women in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic doesnt have a unified approach...
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 terrorist attacks in Europe from 2004 to 2017 brought the topic "Violent Extremism and Radicalisation" back to the agenda. All European States were called to reinforce their...
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...
The Directorate General for the Prison Service and Preventive Detention in the Federal Ministry of Justice in Austria has taken adequate measures relative to radicalisation and...