Prevention and security

Internet sources in the Netherlands, Europe and international

Government theme Crime and crime prevention

The government wants to reduce crime – from drug dealing, human trafficking and cyber crime to real estate fraud and bicycle theft – by a quarter. It will ensure, for example, that the police, municipalities and intelligence services can quickly exchange descriptions of offenders, fingerprints and car registration numbers. This theme contains information, news, documents and publications on the Dutch crime prevention policy.
Crime and crime prevention
Government theme Crisis and national security

Crises and disasters, like flu pandemics and terrorist attacks, can disrupt society. But national security can also be jeopardised by crises such as floods or major power failures. This theme contains information, news, documents and publications on actions before and during a disaster, national securityk, protecting civil infrastructure and international cooperation in crisis management.
Crisis and national security
Public Order and Safety Inspectorate (POS Inspectorate)

The Public Order and Safety Inspectorate (POS Inspectorate) supervises the quality of the performance of public tasks of police, police training institutes, fire brigade and disaster relief and crisis control organisations. Within the section 'Subjects' summaries of reports that have been published in the last three years can be downloaded. The summaries are published in PDF-format.
IOOV

research network: private urban governance

An international and interdisciplinary research network on "gated housing estates as an international phenomenon" was established in 1999 in order to facilitate the exchange of information between academics working in this field.
gated communities

Prevention and security | Research and Documentation Centre (WODC)