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Current Trends in European Crime Prevention: Implications for Canada

NCJ Number
119929
Author(s)
I Waller
Date Published
1988
Length
123 pages
Annotation
This report reviews crime prevention trends in France, England and Wales, and the Netherlands and considers the implications of these trends for crime prevention in Canada.
Abstract
Significant European crime prevention trends focus on national and local crime prevention councils, central crime prevention units, and intergovernmental cooperation through the Council of Europe. The French National Crime Prevention Council has stimulated more than 500 local crime prevention councils that bring together local elected officials, municipal administrators, and representatives from a broad range of local organizations. These councils analyze local crime problems, review and realign existing programs to cope with crime, and propose new initiatives. England has a national committee to promote crime prevention, as well as a policy and research crime prevention unit. The Netherlands has an interministerial committee to encourage local crime prevention programs and coordination among police, prosecutors, and city administrators. In evaluating the implications of European crime prevention trends for Canada, the emphasis is on interagency involvement of criminal justice, police, social service, employment, housing, private, and voluntary sectors. Further information on European crime prevention initiatives is contained in appendixes. 79 references.