Prevention, detection and deterrence of crime and terrorism through societal understanding
Funds research into the social and cultural drivers of crime or radicalisation, paired with awareness campaigns and policy input.
Prevention, detection and deterrence of crime and terrorism through societal understanding is a European Commission call, worth EUR 3 million, that funds research improving understanding of the societal issues behind either crime or terrorism/radicalisation, paired with training curricula for police and civil-society organisations and citizen-facing awareness campaigns. Guaranteeing funding to theβ¦
The European Commission wants projects that improve understanding of the societal issues behind either crime or terrorism/radicalisation, choosing one of the two as their focus. It wants outputs such as training curricula for police and civil-society organisations, evidence for policymakers, and citizen-facing awareness campaigns about how crime or radicalisation actually works.
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