1. THE CITY OF BRUSSELS HEADED TOWARDS A LOCAL POLICY OF INTEGRATED PREVENTION Stuttgart 17-05-2004 Nel VANDEVANNET

2. 4. Semi-public association in charge of integrated prevention: « BRAVVO- Bruxelles/BRussel AVance VOoruit » 2002 BRAVVO=integrated prevention in the chain of the local security polic Improve urban safety struggle against social exclusion to revalue urban life

3. THE CITY OF BRUSSELS HEADED TOWARDS A LOCAL POLICY OF INTEGRATED PREVENTION 1.Implementation of Security Contracts in Belgium 2. Implementation of local Security and Prevention policy in Brussels 3. 2000 Transition year - police reform 4. Semi-public association in charge of integrated prevention: « BRAVVO- Bruxelles/BRussel AVance VOoruit » 5. Participation of citizens 6. Conclusion

4. Implementation of Security Contracts in Belgium June 1992: Contracts of prevention reference of the prevention policy of several big cities

5. Implementation of Security Contracts in Belgium three characteristics: * partnership in the form of a convention * local implementing * integrated prevention

6. the management of the contract which became « from year to year heavier and more rigid », « to such an extent that the positive results considerably decreased» ; the administrative procedures regarding the security contract budget which are difficult to fit in with a municipal management.

7. 2. Implementation of local Security and Prevention policy in Brussels Brussels Region-19 municipalities 1 milj 4000 inhabitants The City of Brussels-135.000 inhabit. 1/5 of the population unemployed Middle-class is living in outskirts of the region Brussels city has about 135.000 inhabitants.

8. 2. Implementation of local Security and Prevention policy in Brussels Crime facts 150 facts per 1000 inhabitants Urban delinquency: pick pocketing, shoplifting, stealing of and in cars

9. 2. Implementation of local Security and Prevention policy in Brussels 1996 prevention projects integrated into existing structures of city administration a better coordination with existing initiatives in public services each its own specific deontology a larger involvement municipal and para municipal services in security policy

10. 2. Implementation of local Security and Prevention policy in Brussels The first security contract of the City in 1992, elaborated by the police 1996, a more close collaboration between the youth service, the social affairs service, the department of public education, the CPAS (public centre for social assistance), the social housing associations and the local employment agencies

11. 2. Implementation of local Security and Prevention policy in Brussels Problems: the management from year to year heavier and more rigid positive results decreased administrative procedures of security contract budget difficult to fit in a municipal management

12. 3. 2000 Transition year - police reform police activities were divided Now: two level police organisation national police local (police-zones)

13. 3. 2000 Transition year - police reform police section - preventive section divided co-ordination cell security and prevention contract left police new mixed team Big cities programme/Security Contract

14. 4. Semi-public association in charge of integrated prevention: « BRAVVO- Bruxelles/BRussel AVance VOoruit » 2002 BRAVVO= integrated prevention in local security policy to improve urban safety to struggle against social exclusion to revalue urban life

15. 4. Structure of BRAVVO Bruxelles/BRussel AVance VOoruit youth activities guidance and legal aid mediation presence in the quarters

16. 5. Participation of inhabitants municipality board of advice to make proposals and define priorities in local security policy to specify problems to find partnerships

17. 6. CONCLUSION The concept “security” as a social issue in a global and transversal perspective An action starting from a problem, not an action defined by one actor “la recherche des causes”