IcARUS prepares for its mid-term conference in Riga, on 12-13 May
March 2022 – The Efus-led IcARUS project held (online) a coordination meeting on 7 February to discuss the project’s progress as well as the forthcoming coordination meeting and…
A clear and precise vision of crime and delinquency in a given territory and of the way they are perceived by different groups of population is crucial in order to design integrated local crime prevention policies and implement local actions that improve individual and collective security.
Indeed, research in criminology (notably the 2002 Sherman report, Evidence-based crime prevention) shows that evidence-based prevention strategies do reduce crime and victimisation. The United Nations stresses the importance of strategic responses that are based on a ‘systematic analysis of crime problems, their causes, their risk factors and their consequences, at the local level’.
As part of this strategic approach to urban security, Efus has long been promoting security audits as a key tool that local and regional authorities can use to gather evidence. With the development of information technologies, new tools and methods can be used to collect detailed data and associate citizens in the design, implementation and evaluation of crime prevention strategies and actions.
> Reports from the 2024 Security, Democracy and Cities conference:
– Prevention models for cities
– How to apply an innovative approach to solve urban security challenges: A case study on preventing recidivism
Discover the actions implemented in communities across Europe through our summary documents, which present the key elements of each of these initiatives, including their context, objectives, activities, budget, evaluation. All of our practice and summary sheets can be found on Efus Network.
March 2022 – The Efus-led IcARUS project held (online) a coordination meeting on 7 February to discuss the project’s progress as well as the forthcoming coordination meeting and…
Web conference 5 May 2022, 14:00-15:30 (CET) Urban security is not only a matter of state actors or local authorities. Preventing and mitigating incivilities and crimes at the…
12 and 13 May in Riga (Latvia) Follow the livestream provided by the City de Riga ! All the events taking place in the main room (see programme)…
The following article was written by three researchers from the University of Leeds: Adam Crawford (Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice), Susan Donkin (Research Associate in European Urban…
Brussels, Belgium, 24-25 November 2021 – The Cutting Crime Impact (CCI) project led by the University of Salford and in which Efus was a partner concluded in November…
In the framework of the BeSecure-FeelSecure (BSFS) project, Efus organises a series of web conferences to disseminate the project’s innovative practises and to transfer them to other urban…
Web conference 10 March 2022, 14:00-15:30 (CET) To improve individual and collective security, one needs an in-depth understanding of a given community. While quantitative crime statistics matter, understanding…
Nice, France, October 2020 – The BeSecure-FeelSecure (BSFS) European project, which seeks to improve security in the city of Piraeus (Greece) and in which Efus is a partner,…
Nice, France, October 2021 – The entire consortium of the Efus-led IcARUS project participated in the Security, Democracy and Cities conference (Nice, 20-22 October) to present the project’s…
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