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Workshop 1Perception of safety
The wondrous world of the perception of safetyEuropean Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN)13 April 2016, Europe Building - AmsterdamSten Meijer, advisor CCV
Introduction
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Subjects
Why? What? How?An
example
Lessons learnt
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Why is it an important theme?
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Why?
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Why is it an important theme?Think
Feel
Act
Cognitive,
affective and
conative elements
Why?
May I see some hands?
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Why?
Is this concept ‘perception of safety’ an issue in your country’s policy on safety?
What is the ‘perception of safety’?
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What?
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What is the ‘perception of safety’?
… being afraid in a dark alleyWhat
?
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What is the ‘perception of safety’?
… anxiety of burglaryWhat
?
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What is the ‘perception of safety’?
… physical decline of the neighbourhoodWhat
?
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What is the ‘perception of safety’?
… nuisance caused by youthWhat
?
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What is the ‘perception of safety’?
… your own experiences / victimisationWhat
?
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The Dutch situation
What?
The Dutch situation
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What?
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What?
Perceptions of safety - trend
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What?2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
Sometimes feel unsafe in general (index numbers)
And other countries?
18
“Do you think crime is an important problem for your country?”
What?
How to make it manageable
19
How?
Which factors affect ‘perceptions of safety’?
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Criminal environmentHow
?
Which factors affect ‘perceptions of safety’?
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Criminal environment
Social enviro
n-ment
How?
Which factors affect ‘perceptions of safety’?
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Physical
environ-
ment
Criminal environment
Social enviro
n-ment
How?
Which factors affect ‘perceptions of safety’?
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Physical
environ-
ment
Criminal environment
Social enviro
n-ment
Institutional environment
How?
Which factors affect ‘perceptions of safety’?
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Physical
environ-
ment
Criminal environment
Social enviro
n-ment
Institutional environment
Personal circumstanc
es
How?
Which factors affect ‘perceptions of safety’?
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Media
Physical
environ-
ment
Criminal environment
Social enviro
n-ment
Institutional environment
Personal circumstanc
es
How?
Macro trends, events / social developments
Which factors affect ‘perceptions of safety’?
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Media
Physical
environ-
ment
Criminal environment
Social enviro
n-ment
Institutional environment
Personal circumstanc
es
How?
Table of 12TACKLE UNSAFETY: 1. Signal crimes & nuisance 2. Urban decay 3. Unknown others 4. The discourse about safetySTRENGHTEN SAFETY: 5. Social quality 6. Influence of the citizens 7. Accessibility built environment 8. Reassuring, reliable surveillance
PUBLIC LEADERSHIP: 9. Quality of the interventions10. Response to shocking incidents11. Empathy and leadership12. Communication
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How?
An example
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An exampl
e
A different perception…
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An exampl
e
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A different in perception…
An exampl
e
What is the exact problem?• Low social cohesion, lots of “unknown others” (social
environment)• People were dissatisfied with the initiated interventions
(institutional environment)• People were disturbed by the litter on the ground (physical
environment)
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An exampl
e
InterventionsIn general:• They set up a meeting between the older people
and the youngsters. • They set up a neighbourhood council• The municipality was cleaning up litter more
frequently
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An exampl
e
Result Thinking more positive
Feeling more safe by knowing each other
Acting in a more desired behavior
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An exampl
e
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Lessons learnt• Perceptions of unsafety have an impact• If you have more insight into this phenomenon,
you can deal with this properly• So start with a good analysis! Use the Table of
12• For more information: sten.meijer@hetccv.nl Lesson
s learnt
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