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?

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“Do you think crime is an important problem for your country?”

What?

How to make it manageable

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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