Véronique KETELAER Director of BRAVVO association, Head of the Prevention and Participation Services, City of Brussels BRAVVO: the Brussels experience in crime prevention and its networking to improve efficiency Conference Croatia – March 2013 [email protected]- www.bravvo.be
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Véronique KETELAERDirector of BRAVVO association, Head of the Prevention and Participation Services, City of Brussels
BRAVVO: the Brussels experience in crime prevention and its networking to improve efficiency
• Focus on LOCAL approach: selection of « problematic» cities: 30 to 103 today
• Actions based on PARTNERSHIP: municipalities + police+stakeholders..(prevention/repression philisophy)• on CONTRACTUAL bases (deal between
federal, regional and local authorities): objectives, evaluation procedure,..
• with MONEY (funds) ! Today (103 Plans) = 35 millions € from Federal Gvt
+ 17 millions € from Region of Brussels (19)
Crime Prevention in Belgium Prevention and Secutity Strategic Plans (PSSP):
Funding institutions for PSSP (in evolution)
• The Federal State : Ministry of Internal Affairs (Pilot), Ministry of Employment, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry for Social integration
• The Regions : Brussels/ Walloon
• The Cities (15% to 28%)
Evolution of local prevention: • Development of the concept
« integrated and global prevention » (2000)
• Pluriannuel Strategic Plans (2014-2018)
• Based on Local Security Diagnostics (2007)and evaluation procedures (ICT)
• big impact of the Belgian police reform(2002): need to re-create partnership
10 different funding programmes to coordinate (admin/fin/operational) : prevention plans, investiment in social housing, social cohesion plans, districts development,..
Budget = 11.000.000 €/year
75% supralocal fundings
BRAVVO in figures :
Bravvo focuses on 3 major OBJECTIVES:
➔ improvement of urban safety and the feeling of security
➔ fight against social exclusion➔ Making urban living attractive
(districts and community development)
CHARACTERISTICS Of Bravvo:
• Integration of municipal services in 1 local agency (situational and social prevention)
• Mayor is the political manager: legitimacy
• Territorially and integrated approach (6 districts, partnership, subsidiarity)
• Flexibility, expertise (diagnosis), detection and problem solving approach
Implantations: 6 zones Implantations: 6 zones
SECRETARIAT
ET LOGISTICS
EVALUATION
OBSERVATORY
COMMUNICATION
HUMAN
RESOURCESFIN
ANCES
ACCOUNT
STEWARDS
MEDIATION
YOUTH and CITIZENSHIP
SPECIFIC SERVICES
135 Community guards (10 teams + 1 night team)
• 4 Local Mediators• 6 social Mediators• 7 School Mediators• 1 legal info service
• 6 Youngsters Centers • 2 Community Centers• 10 social streetworkers
•Thefts prevention - socio cultural cell•School information and orientation•Public Tranquility Manager (horeca/prostitution)
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
•Drugs prevention, homeless, projects, cultural projects ,,,•Best practices exchange and partnerships: EFUS, ICPC, Belgian
Forum,..
• 1 intercultural mediator
• re-offending prevention• school remediation
DIRECTIONBRAVVO
Executive CommitteeMayor and deputy Mayor ORGANISATION BRAVVOORGANISATION BRAVVO
PARTNERSHIPS AND
CO-FINANCING
•Organisation of alternative measures to prison (community work)
•Restorative mediation in administrative sanctions procedure
National and European Forums (EFUS), EUCPN,
International Crime Prevention Center
Drug prevention
center
Shops , cafés, ..
BRAVVO
Local associations active in districts development, social
-Legal services-Budget and Finances-Municipal Schools-Youngsters policy-- Cleaning services-- public parcs-- Urbanism- Population services-Participation cell- Schools,..
Social housing Companies
Brussels transport Companies
Federal : Internal Aff, Justice, social integration, ..
Regio: employment,investments,..
Local Public Social welfare Center
Network of Bravvo: integrated approachNetwork of Bravvo: integrated approach
The Municipality Transport
Local/regionalMinistries
Prevention networks
Inter-municipal Projects and networks;
Universities
Associations/ NGO’s
Police
1st AXIS: 135 Prevention STEWARDS
Preventive presence in parks, on street, near social housings, festivals and manifestations Detect problems in the streets and forward informations to concerned services (police, social, clean services..)Partners: police, city services, ngo…
2nd AXIS: YOUTH AND CITIZENSHIP(social prevention)
6 Youth centers (12 >18 or 26 years old) 1 Community center 10 Social streetworkers School remediaton, Job orientation and
coaching, specific projects (gangs, web radio..)
Public place animationPartners: municipal youth services, culture centers, sports services, drugs center, employment services…
3rd AXIS: MEDIATION:
> restore dialogue and prevent conflict
7 Mediators in 5 schools 6 Social Mediators (1/district) 4 Local Mediators (interpersonal
conflict) 1 First line legal advisor
Partners: police and Justice, ngo,transport companies, schools, citizens committees, …
4th AXIS: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND SOCIAL INCLUSION:
Alternative Judicial measures service : organisation of community work (alternative to prison)
Restorative mediation : as alternative in the application of municipal administrative
sanctions (penalties/fees)
5th AXIS: SPECIFIC PROJECTS to improve quality of life in districts
Partners: Social housing, cleanless services, local associations, police, art schools,…
Technoprevention advices: information campains on theft and burglary
prevention Invest to secure social
housing access Development of community
and cultural projects in Districts
Networking at national and european level is essential:What for?
- diagnosis and analysis: informations exchange about crime evolution
- Professionalization of the prevention practices (methodology, procedure, ethics,..)
- Best practices exchange (testing in drugs prevention,..)