Best practices showcased in Stockholm

4 December, 2009
Sweden is host to this years' best practice conference 'Preventing Crime and Victimisation among Children and Young People', held in Stockholm on 9-10 December.
Sweden is host to this years' best practice conference 'Preventing Crime and Victimisation among Children and Young People', held in Stockholm on 9-10 December.
Current and future challenges — school, cyberspace and recruitment to criminal groups will be put in the limelight. The event will bring together about 200 policy-makers, practitioners and researchers from over twenty Member States, EU bodies and organisations. Projects, research findings and policy issues are presented in plenary sessions and workshops.

ECPA awarded for best project


The annual European Crime Prevention Award (ECPA) is awarded the winning project. All the participating projects are showcased and discussed at the conference.
The topics covered are all related to the central theme of the conference, including innovative prevention approaches, prevention projects in schools and in cyberspace as well as preventing recruitment to criminal groups. On the basis of the experiences and insights presented at the conference, a set of conclusions will been formulated.

An annual event


The best practice conference is an annual event arranged by the Presidency of the European Union, within the framework of the European Network for Crime Prevention (EUCPN).