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

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• 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

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Brussels prevention and safety policy:

BRAVVO « Bruxelles avance Brussel vooruit »

municipal integrated organisation

City of Brussels: City of Brussels: capital of UE and Belgiumcapital of UE and Belgium

170.000 inhabitants (Bruss Regio = 1.100.000) – 28km21.000.000 visitors/day 23% rate unemployment 55% single parent with child (isolated families) 14 % big families (4childrens) 30 % foreigners

560 demonstrations/year, 105 UE Summits/Councils Meetings,…

City of Brussels: City of Brussels: capital of UE and Belgiumcapital of UE and Belgium

170.000 inhabitants (Bruss Regio = 1.100.000) – 28km21.000.000 visitors/day 23% rate unemployment 55% single parent with child (isolated families) 14 % big families (4childrens) 30 % foreigners

560 demonstrations/year, 105 UE Summits/Councils Meetings,…

Municipal association created in 2004

270 employees (70% in the streets)

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

programmes, citizen participation,.. platforms

LOCAL POLICE: Statistics analysisDistricts approachPrevention, Victims helpTrafic safety..,FEDERAL Police: statistics, Observatory,..

-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,..)

- Collaboration to prevent supralocal phenomenons (gangs, unsafe tourism, drugs abuse..)

- Lobbying for prevention policy and get fundings

European Forum (EFUS):Its Assets for us?

- Brussels is member since creation (85’s)- Best practices and expertise exchanges

between politics and professionals (audit and evaluation, community policing project..)

- Lobbying for prevention policy at UE level and get funding (manifesto in Aubervilliers, programmes Safe Toursim in 2013,..)

- Offers Technical assistance - Improve visibility of the City crime

prevention Policy (international and national level)

- Linked with the national Network and support its development (50% of the cities contribution is transferred to the national forum !!)

Executive Committee:33 Local & Regional Authorities

Members: Around 250 Local & Regional Authorities

Technical staff

President: Guilherme Pinto, Mayor of Matosinhos

Vice-Presidents:

- Franco Corradini, City of Reggio Emilia

- Gilles Nicolas, City of Nantes

- Erich Marks, LPR Crime Prevention Council of the State of Lower

Saxony

A technical staff based in Paris:

multilingual and multidisciplinary

10 people

European Forum for Urban Safety (EFUS): ORGANISATION

Exchange of practices: 15 local network of professionals

Organisation of national Conference and Training for cities ,Partners in research or local projects: gangs prevention, evaluation procedure..

Recommendations and lobbying

Web: www.urbansecurity.be

Belgian Forum for Prevention and Safety: 85 cities members

As conclusion: networking and partnership?

1. An essential part of a global and integrated approach in prevention: at the top and bottom

2.Clearly fix the common objectives with partners and a procedure of evaluation

3. At local, national and international levels

4. On pluriannual bases (sustainable prevention)

5. Need money but mostly strong political support

CONTACT:

BRAVVO Rue de la Caserne 37

1000 BrusselsTel. +32(2)/279.65.01 Fax +32(2)/279.65.09

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