EVALUATION OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the issue of evaluation of crime prevention programs in the European Union. The key role in this is played by the European Crime Prevention Network, established by the Council of the European Union, whose task is to create a platform for cooperation and exchange of knowledge and good practices in the field of crime prevention. To achieve this goal, the European Crime Prevention Network has adopted several important documents that provide practical guidelines for conducting evaluations of prevention programs. On the other hand, this issue is unjustifiably neglected in the anti-criminal policy of Serbia. For this reason, we will first discuss the basic concepts related to the evaluation of crime prevention programs, and then present some positive examples from some of the European countries.Publishe