Hands-on Tools for Police Crime Prevention in Europe
Margo Molkenbur
Deutsch-Europäisches Forum für Urbane Sicherheit e.V.
Cutting Crime Impact (CCI)
The EU project Cutting Crime Impact (CCI) deals with the development of crime prevention approaches to cut high-impact petty crime. Thereby, CCI addresses the following four focus areas:
- Predictive Policing
- Community Policing
- Crime Prevention through Urban Design and Planning
- Feelings of Insecurity
In these areas, tools have been developed over the past two project years to support police crime prevention in Europe. Due to an intense requirements capture at the law enforcement agencies involved in the project and the design-thinking approach, these tools are highly practice-oriented and tailored to the individual needs of police forces and law enforcement agencies.
The poster also shows the CCI Insecurity LifeCycle Model as a more sophisticated approach to conceptualising feelings of insecurity. The model reserves the term "fear of crime" for the situation immediately before victimisation, when the person is aware of an immediate threat and feels afraid. By considering the different levels of feelings of unsafety and reflecting on the stages that relate to both the pre- and post-victimisation effects, a better understanding of what is meant by feelings of insecurity can be developed. By considering possible positive and negative influencing factors, it is further possible to develop more targeted intervention concepts.
- Predictive Policing
- Community Policing
- Crime Prevention through Urban Design and Planning
- Feelings of Insecurity
In these areas, tools have been developed over the past two project years to support police crime prevention in Europe. Due to an intense requirements capture at the law enforcement agencies involved in the project and the design-thinking approach, these tools are highly practice-oriented and tailored to the individual needs of police forces and law enforcement agencies.
The poster also shows the CCI Insecurity LifeCycle Model as a more sophisticated approach to conceptualising feelings of insecurity. The model reserves the term "fear of crime" for the situation immediately before victimisation, when the person is aware of an immediate threat and feels afraid. By considering the different levels of feelings of unsafety and reflecting on the stages that relate to both the pre- and post-victimisation effects, a better understanding of what is meant by feelings of insecurity can be developed. By considering possible positive and negative influencing factors, it is further possible to develop more targeted intervention concepts.
