Relevant Publications from Belgium

Aertson, I. and Peters, T. (1998). Mediation and restorative justice in Belgium, Dordrecht : kluwer Academic Publishers, European Journal on criminal Policy and Research; Vol.16, no 4, pp.507-525.

Summary: This article does an evaluation of restorative justice initiatives of the Belgian criminal justice system.

Keywords: Belgium; Mediation and conciliation; Restorative justice.
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Goris, P. and Walters, R. (1999).  Locally oriented crime prevention and the ‘partnership approach’, West Yorkshire: Emerald, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management; Vol. 2, no 4, pp.633-645.

Summary: This article focuses on the developments of local crime prevention and the difficulties experienced with multi-agency crime prevention.

Keywords: Belgium; Local crime prevention; Community safety; Partnerships; Safety and crime prevention contracts.
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Huybregts, I., Vattenburg, N. and D’Aes, M. (2001). Tackling violence in schools: A report from Belgium, London: University of London, Connect Initiative.
http://www.gold.ac.uk/connect/reportbelgium.html

Summary: This report presents the Belgian school system, data on violence in Flanders and Wallonia, the incidence on bullying, current national and regional policies local initiatives and some case studies.

Keywords: Belgium; School safety; School violence; Bullying; Prevention programs; Antwerp program; Mikpunt project; To become one's own mediator program; The linkedness project USE Louvain project; The positive report card; Learning to study at home project; National policies.
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Secrétariat permanent à la politique de prévention (2002). Les contrats de sécurité et de la prévention 2002-2003. Ministère de l’Intérieur, Belgique.
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Résumé : Ce document traite de l’octroi, de l’élaboration et de l’évaluation des contrats de sécurité et de la prévention.

Mots clés: Belgique; Contrats de sécurité et de la sécurité; Diagnostic local de sécurité; Conseil consultatif de prévention; Toxicomanie.

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Van De Vloet, Y. (Ed.) (2001). Prévention de la violence: Pistes et initiatives locales, Bruxelles: Secrétariat permanent à la politique de prévention.

Mots clés : Belgique; Violence à l’école; Violence familiale; Délinquance juvénile; Violence dans les transports publics; Violence dans le sport; Programmes locaux de prévention.

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Van den Broeck, T. (2002). Keeping up appearances?: A community’s experience on community policing and the local governance of crime, West Yorkshire: Emerald, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management; Vol.25, no 1, pp.169-189.

Summary: Presents the finding of roundtable discussions on the public opinion on the police and the security policy.

Keywords: Belgium; Community policing; Local governance; Crime; Public opinion.

Van Limbergen K, Walgrave S & Dekegel I (1996) Promising Practices - Crime Prevention in Belgium: 10 Examples. Permanent Secretariat for Prevention Policy, Ministry of the Interior, Belgium.