Conference on crime prevention in urban public spaces
Michèle Alliot-Marie
© Ministère de l’intérieur
- from: 17.11.2008
- to: 18.11.2008
- In: Paris, Centre de conférences internationales
The European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) was established in 2001 by a decision of the council of ministers of the European Union on a French-Swedish initiative.
The aim of this network is to facilitate the exchange of ideas on crime prevention issues : policies followed by Member States, initiatives taken by local and regional authorities and associations. The network also works to promote studies and foster partnerships between Member States on projects funded by the European Union.
Each Member State is represented by three contact points (national authorities, local and regional authorities and academics). The position of Chairperson rotates with the presidency of the Council of the European Union: the national representative of the country holding the presidency chairs the network.
The secretary general of the Interministerial Committee on Crime Prevention - Comité Interministériel de Prévention de la Délinquance (CIPD) - is the national representative for France. The two other French contact points are the French Forum for Urban Security - Forum Français pour la Sécurité Urbaine (FFSU) - which groups together the local and regional authorities, and the National Institute for Security Studies - l'Institut National des Hautes Etudes de Sécurité (INHES).
Each year, the EU Presidency of the second half of the year organises a conference on crime prevention. This year's conference will be held on 17 and 18 November, at the Kléber International Centre in Paris.
This year's theme is crime prevention in urban public spaces, focusing on three main areas: planning of public spaces, video protection and daily actions of public space management.
As in other years, the theme of the conference is carried over as the theme for the European Crime Prevention Award. It will be presented this year by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on 18 November 2008.
- Updated: 29.10.2008
