Council Decision 2009/902/JHA of 30 November 2009 setting up a European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and repealing Decision 2001/427/JHA

This Decision becomes the new legal basis for the EUCPN. The intergovernmental approach is strengthened compared to the previous instrument it replaces, namely Council Decision of 28 May 2001 setting up a European crime prevention network.

Crime prevention policy in the European Union (EU) is enhanced by cooperation between authorities at national and local level and other experts and practitioners in the field.

The EUCPN is responsible for:

• improving cooperation, contacts and exchanges of information between stakeholders;
• collecting, evaluating and sharing information on crime prevention;
• organising conferences and activities to develop crime prevention and sharing the results of the work on crime prevention;
• providing expertise to the European institutions (Council and Commission);
• reporting annually to the Council on its work;
• developing and implementing a work programme that addresses relevant crime threats.