1. Management, finance en recht Rotterdam, 18 april 2011 Marnix Eysink Smeets Lector Public Reassurance Voorzitter Landelijke Expertisegroep Veiligheidspercepties Verbeteren van veiligheidsbeleving? Een introductie 1 Inholland University of Applied Sciences Professor of Security Perception, Head of: Sustainable Security Research Group (Rotterdam, NL) President of: Dutch Expertisegroup Security Perceptions (independent foundation, Amsterdam NL) ‘Pracademic’

2. Relevant project experience Research into factors influencing security perceptions Evaluations of policies and interventions to reduce those perceptions National project on improving security (perceptions) by manipulation of ambient factors For out Ministry of Security and Justice & National Centre for Crimeprevention and Security Toolkit Prevention and Reduction of Perceptions of Insecurity www.ccv-veiigheidsbeleving.nl 2

3. On offer: A country that is well covered by a web of systematic monitors of security perceptions a city (Rotterdam) that has high ambitions in improving security perceptions much experience in innovative research into factors that influence (and their implicatons for security policy) good network of innovative researchers, practioners and SME’s on security prceptions in the Netherland a innovative, evidence based toolkit for practitioners a few ideas for interesting experiments Looking for: Role as partner 3

4. Marnix Eysink Smeets Lector Public Reassurance Marnix.eysinksmeets@inholland.nl T 06 – 53 63 68 65 Tw #EysinkSmeets