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      - News and press releases
      - Events
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  - Organization
    - Members
      The Council consists of a chairperson and deputy chairperson, and 15 members and their substitutes, who are nominated for three-year terms. The present term expires on September 28th, 2014.
    - Violence division
    - Secretariat
      - Contact Information
  - Activities
  - International co-operation
- Crime Prevention
  Decreasing the harm as the goal
  - Crime and Criminality
    - Safety and Fear of Crime
      Alongside of the reduction of crime, promoting safety is in part a goal in itself in crime prevention.
  - Crime Prevention Strategies
    - Situational Crime Prevention
    - Social Crime Prevention
      Crime can be prevented by having an impact on those characteristics which lead some persons to be more likely than other persons to commit offences. This strategy is called social crime prevention.
  - Sanctions and effectiveness
    Also punishments prevent crime, but only to a limited extent.
  - Local Activities
    - Cooperation networks
      - Local safety plans
        A good beginning for local crime prevention cooperation is the preparation of a local or municipal safety plan.
    - Local projects
    - Project grants for the years 1998-2008
- Publications
  - Published by the Council
    - National Programme for Reducing Violence in Finland
      The decision in principle for the National Programme for Reducing Violence was made by the Government 14 December 2006. The programme was prepared by the National Council for Crime Prevention. The programme is aimed to be used until the end of 2008 alongside of the National Crime Prevention Programme and the Internal Security Programme.
    - The National Crime Prevention Program
      - Working Together for a Safe Society - The National Crime Prevention Program
  - Seminar resources
    - International seminars

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