NCJ Number
187001
Journal
Les Cahiers de la Securite Interieure Issue: 40 Dated: 2000 Pages: 171-194
Editor(s)
Frederic Ocqueteau
Date Published
2000
Length
24 pages
Annotation
This article reviews the last 10 years of urban crime prevention policies in Belgium.
Abstract
The subtle interplay of national and community bodies in the attribution and redefinition of roles in crime prevention did not prevent a global change in the economy of crime prevention during the 1980's. This transformation was confirmed and hardened during the 1990's, demonstrating that a general preventive and social framework was abandoned in favor of a crime prevention model based on the notion of risk and target populations. The author concludes safety may be at the expense of democracy. 27 references