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The ICPC participated in the 2024 Conference of the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence

The ICPC was pleased to take part in the 2024 Conference on Countering Radicalization to Violence, the theme of which was ‘Local Responses to Global Pressures’. This event, organized from Monday, May 27, to Friday, May 31, 2024, in Montreal, was an exceptional opportunity for us to reinforce our network and collaborate with international experts in the field.  

Speech by the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety Canada

Organized by the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence, the author of Canada’s National Strategy to Counter Radicalization Leading to Violence, the event brought together nearly 400 participants from 15 countries working in the fields of health and the prevention of radicalization and extremism at both national and international level, for a series of conferences and networking sessions.   

This week of enriching exchanges marked an important opportunity to improve our initiatives to prevent radicalization and violence. We look forward to engaging in further work with new collaborators to strengthen our capabilities and continue to develop effective strategies and solutions to counter these phenomena, inspired by the good practices that have been shared.

The ICPC was at the the 8th edition of the “Security, Democracy & Cities” conference in Belgium

As part of a mission to France and Belgium in March 2024, the ICPC had the pleasure of taking part, from March 20 to 22, in the eighth edition of the “Security, Democracy & Cities” conference organized by its partners, the European Forum for Urban Security and Safe.brussels, which was held in Brussels, Belgium. The event brought together 700 participants from 26 countries, including 135 locals from the Paris-Brussels region, to discuss the major issues of safety in European cities.   

Inaugurated by the Minister-President of Brussels, Rudi Vervoort, the conference addressed critical challenges such as territorial warfare, drugs, and insecurity, exacerbated by misinformation, the far-right, and terrorism, underlining the need for crisis management and inter-regional collaboration. With the participation of regional and Catalan key stakeholders, the conferences focused on drug trafficking, security by design in public spaces, and the essential role of citizen mobilization against drug-related violence. 

A meeting between Ann Champoux, Director General of the ICPC, and international partners such as Dina Husseini, Head of Section in the Division for the Reduction of Inequalities and Inclusive Living Environments at the City of Montreal, and Jumma Assiago, Coordinator of the Safer Cities Programme for UN-Habitat, led to explore future collaboration on the integration of inclusive and community-based strategies in crime prevention in major cities.   

Dina Husseini (City of Montréal), Jumma Assiago (ONU-Habitat) and Ann Champoux (ICPC)

Ms Champoux was also delighted to meet Anna Rau, Executive Director of the German-European Forum for Urban Safety (DEFUS), who has recently joined the ICPC board. Exchanges between Elizabeth Johnson, Executive Director, and Yves Van De Vloet, Associate Expert, both from EFUS, also provided an opportunity to discuss the various perspectives on the day-to-day challenges of urban safety. 

Anna Rau (DEFUS), Ann Champoux (ICPC), Yves Van De Vloet and Elizabeth Johnson (EFUS)

In addition, discussions with important figures such as Jean Spinette, Mayor of the municipality of Saint-Gilles in Belgium, and Sophie Lavaux, Executive Director of Safe.brussels, were particularly enlightening, marking a mutual recognition of the crucial importance of urban safety for democracy and social well-being.  

Jean Spinette (municipality of Saint-Gilles), Sophie Lavaux (Safe.brussels) and Ann Champoux (ICPC)

In conjunction with the conference, the ICPC held its 26th annual general meeting of members on March 20, both online and in person in Brussels, where two new members were welcomed for a new mandate on the ICPC board: Anna Rau, Executive Director of the German-European Forum on Urban Security, and Barbara Holtmann, Director of Fixed Africa and former member of the Board. This was an opportunity for our Director General to present some of the highlights of the past year, newly published reports, news from our network, and participation in/organization of international events. 

Also, during this mission, Ann Champoux as well as two members of the Board of Directors, Frédérique Porterie, President of the Board and Public Prosecutor of Bordeaux, as well as Jean-Luc Besson, Vice-President of the Board and Expert in statistical dissemination and territorial analysis at the Ministry of the Interior, met with Étienne Apaire, Secretary General of the Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalisation. The meeting was held in Paris, France, to continue discussions on avenues of collaboration with France. 

Ann Champoux (ICPC), Étienne Apaire (SG –CIPDR), Frédérique Porterie and Jean-Luc Besson (ICPC)

The ICPC took part in the 2nd Forensia conference on domestic violence

The ICPC was honored to participate in the 2nd Forensia conference on “Domestic Violence: Exploring the Intersections between Research and Practice”, held on February 16, 2024, at the Centre Mont-Royal in Montreal.

Thia conference highlighted an important objective in Forensia’s ongoing efforts to help combat domestic violence. It followed a series of significant research initiatives and projects in this field, aimed at providing new knowledge and broadening intervention perspectives to address the needs of the various stakeholders involved. The event brought together various audiences, including criminologists, social workers, specialized educators, doctors, nurses, researchers, students, decision-makers and community organizations.

The conferences covered a wide range of topics, such as the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous realities, the consequences of sexual violence, and the paths of perpetrators of domestic violence. One of the key themes was the importance of effective integrated violence intervention programs and practices, offering specific support to women, and the crucial importance of collaboration between research and practitioners. Programs such as “Étincelle” (for 15-17-year-olds) and “Constellation” (for 17-24-year-olds college students) were particularly highlighted. 

The ICPC’s participation in this event strengthened its focus on promoting safer, more inclusive communities.  

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ICPC shares its expertise at the First Inter-American Conference of Crime Observatories and Analysis Centres

The ICPC had the privilege of participating in the First Inter-American Conference of Crime Analysis Observatories and Centres, held online from November 21 to 22, 2023.

Organized by the Department of Public Security of the Organization of American States (DSP/OAS) and the Latin American Institute for Security and Democracy, and attended by some 150 participants, this was an opportunity for many representatives of research organizations, political and legal institutions, to exchange views on new methodologies, tools and public policies to combat the rise in insecurity and all forms of crime in the Americas.

Oscar Figueroa, Strategic Consultant for Latin America at ICPC, moderated a panel on the impact of different tools used and their application on geospatial crime analysis. The panel featured presentations from CentroGeo, with the participation of Pablo López Ramírez, General Director, Oscar Gerardo Sánchez Siordia, Coordinator (Yucatán headquarters) and Carlos Vilalta, Research Professor, as well as Arturo Arango, Director of CrimiPol, who presented tools and products developed from geospatial crime analysis.

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The ICPC participated at the annual conference of the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention

From October 23 to 25, 2023, we had the honor and pleasure to take part in the annual conference of our partner, the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention (CMNCP), in Regina, Saskatchewan, which focused on  “Community Safety. Together. Igniting Change”. 

This event, attended by nearly 150 people, was an opportunity for Canadian urban safety stakeholders, university executives, and representatives of Canada’s First Nations, as well as urban and rural municipalities, to discuss new safety practices in terms of governance and prevention locally and internationally.

Ann Champoux (ICPC) and Irvin Waller (consultant)

This event was a great opportunity to meet with key community representatives. Ann Champoux, Director General, met with Irvin Waller, former Director General of the ICPC, retired professor of criminology at the University of Ottawa, and renowned consultant in fighting crime throughout the world. This was also an opportunity to continue our collaboration with some of our partners and collaborators, among them Felix Munger and Audrey Monette, Director General and Director of Projects and Research at CMNCP. 

Ann Champoux (ICPC), Felix Munger and Audrey Monette (CMNCP)

Thank you to the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention for the invitation and to all the collaborators and partners for the constructive discussions. 

The ICPC attended a conference on violent radicalization in Cégeps in Quebec, offered by IRIPII

The ICPC had the pleasure of attending a virtual conference organized on September 21, 2023, by the Institut de recherche sur l’immigration et sur les pratiques interculturelles et inclusives (IRIPII) on the current situation of violent radicalization in Quebec’s Cégeps (Canada).

In the current context of social destabilization caused by the rise of radicalization movements within societies, this conference was an opportunity to explore the tools and various means of raising awareness to combat this phenomenon of extremism in Montreal’s Cégeps.   

ICPC takes part in the second edition of the Colloque Urbanité et jeunes marginalisés : de la confrontation à la bienveillance

The ICPC took an active part in the second edition of the Colloque Urbanité et jeunes marginalisés : de la confrontation à la bienveillance, held on May 24, 2023 in Montréal-Nord and attended by nearly 200 people. The event, jointly organized by Café-Jeunesse Multiculturel and the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Research on Community and Educational Services, aimed to bring together social, institutional and academic players to debate and exchange views on the challenges and opportunities of caring for marginalized youth.

The day kicked off with a series of conferences addressing issues such as the “non-recourse” to rights and services, the representation of deviance and delinquency among girls, as well as armed violence and political perspectives among young people. The second part of the event focused on initiatives and solutions put in place to meet the needs of young people in difficulty. Various presentations were given, including on citizen initiative incubators, community mental health clinics and understanding the causes and forms of youth violence.

The day ended with a plenary session, where ICPC members had the opportunity to network with other participants. The meeting established valuable links with other organizations and strengthened collaborations to better care for marginalized youth and promote their well-being within the community.

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the ICPC on the security of mobility: a review of the paths of action, innovation and prevention

From October 4 to 6, 2022, the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime organized the 7th International Conference on Observation, Analysis and Prevention of Insecurity, in collaboration with the French Ministry of Transport, the International Union of Railways, the International Association of Public Transport, the Union of Public Transports, Safe.brussels, the Institute of Higher Studies of the Ministry of the Interior, the government of Quebec and the government of Canada. The event took place at the headquarters of the International Union of Railways in Paris.

The main theme of the conference was Security in Mobility. Through a collaboration with French, Belgian, and Canadian partners, the event succeeded in presenting various approaches and raising awareness on multiple issues surrounding safety and insecurity in mobility. This conference revealed the importance of the risks and challenges faced by public transport, which is part of our daily lives.

The conference included several workshops addressing a wide range of topics related to safety and insecurity in mobility. These topics included the feeling of insecurity, public transit harassment, crisis management in the face of the terrorist threat, verbal abuse and aggression against staff, fare evasion, crisis management, and technological prevention tools, social prevention of violence and incivilities, crisis management: sharing experiences on current crisis situations, and situational prevention and the CPTED approach in mobility. 

These proceedings are a complete synthesis of all the information shared during the activities, as well as the exchanges between the different speakers and the participants. They are now available for consultation.

The main points to remember are as follows:

  1. The issue of harassment on public transport is a major problem, particularly detrimental to women.
  2. Crime does not occur randomly; it is influenced by circumstances and factors that facilitate criminal opportunities and acts of delinquency.
  3. There is a paradoxical cohabitation between individuals in great precariousness and users who pay for a service and naturally expect a certain level of quality.

You can access the proceedings by clicking on the corresponding links:

English version

French version

Spanish version

The ICPC at the 2023 World Police Summit in Dubai

It is with great pride that our General Director, Ann Champoux, has accepted the invitation to participate in the World Police Summit 2023 in Dubaï, which will take place from March 7 to 9. We are grateful for this opportunity to speak about ICPC’s expertise in crime prevention. On March 7, she will take part in a discussion on “Challenges Facing Crime Detection and Prevention Systems: A Roadmap for the Future”.  

The 2nd edition of the World Police Summit, organized by the Dubai Police, offers a high-level platform to discuss the pressing priorities facing police forces and law enforcement agencies considering evolving forms of criminal activity, the increasing availability and accessibility of sophisticated technologies, and shifting criminal motivations. 

For more information on the World Police Summit: https://www.worldpolicesummit.com/ 

The ICPC in France for its 7th international conference

On October 5 and 6, 2022, the 7th International Conference on Observation, Analysis and Prevention of Insecurity, organized by the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, in collaboration with the French Ministry of Transport, the International Union of Railways, the International Association of Public Transport, the Union of Public Transports, Safe.brussels, the Institute of Higher Studies of the Ministry of the Interior, the government of Quebec and the government of Canada, took place in Paris. The conference was held at the headquarters of the International Union of Railways.  

For this 7th edition, the theme of the conference was: Security in Mobility.

To mark the beginning of this 7th edition of the international conference, an opening cocktail was held at the residence of the Canadian Ambassador in Paris. Our partner, the Canadian Embassy in France, and Amy Baker, Deputy Head of Mission, welcomed partners and speakers, for the first meeting between all the participants of this conference. 

The event included plenary sessions, workshops, and field visits. The conference gathered many participants from all over the world (nearly ten nationalities were represented among more than fifty speakers) concerned by the observation, the analysis, and the good practices related to the improvement of security in mobility, such as political agents, researchers, representatives of transport operators, NGOs, and institutional representatives.

Nearly 180 participants attended the conference, coming from 138 different companies and representing more than 20 countries from 4 continents.  

The ICPC would like to thank the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada for their financial support in the development of this conference. We were pleased to have Omar Alghabra’ support, Minister of Transport of Canada, via a video contribution and to host Michelle Boisvert, Delegate General of Quebec in Paris, in person, taking part in the opening remarks.

The opening plenary of the conference was introduced by the ICPC. Michelle Côté, Director of Research, and Florilène Cornier, Analyst and Project Officer, presented the conceptual framework of the conference around the current issues of safety in mobilities that are spread across the world. It was the opportunity to share the organization’s different expertise on the topic as well as the importance of a differential analysis of these safety issues from one country to another.  

During these two days of conferences, workshops were dedicated to specific phenomena, such as the fight against fraud, harassment in transport, prevention against the terrorist threat and crisis management, analysis of crime in transport and aggression to staff. These topics, among many others, were addressed by various representatives of transport operators discussing key security issues and how to prevent them.   

Discussions about effective tools to measure, analyze and study the phenomenon, examples of strong pathways and platforms for knowledge transfer, presentations of crime and safety approaches specific to mobility, effective evaluation as well as dissemination of best practices, were also part of these exchanges. 

Participants were also able to select and participate in one of the five different visits and demonstrations to further their practical knowledge:  

  • Two dog team demonstrations, cyno-detection, and cyno-attack by the Société nationale des chemins de fer français est l’entreprise ferroviaire publique française (SNCF).  
  • A demonstration of intervention techniques by the SNCF.  
  • A training offered by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP) on awareness for victims of harassment. Presentation of the Stand UP project and the 5D method in order to learn how to react safely in a harassment situation in a public place, as a victim or a witness.   
  • A visit organized by the RATP of the security devices and the security headquarters at the Gare de Lyon metro station. This visit allowed experts to discover the operating methods of security interventions.   
  • Presentation of a social collection bus by the RATP. This presentation was an opportunity to discover an original prevention system for reaching out to homeless people and fighting social exclusion and ensuring the safety of its transport systems.    

Being at its seventh event, this international conference has truly become a meeting point for crime observation and crime analysis. 

It should be noted that the proceedings of the conference will soon be available online.  

For any questions or requests, please write to info@cipc-icpc.org.