During this two day conference, the aims of the CITYCoP project will be presented and explored: the development of a community policing application for citizens and law enforcement of four European cities. Experts from various backgrounds will participate in the discussion and share their expertise in fields that include application development, municipality management, law enforcement in cities, building trust in community policing, citizen empowerment studies and a study on feelings of safety and security.
Programme
Monday, 14th November 2016
08.30 – 09.00 Registration
09.00 – 09.15 Welcome
Opening by Sveva Avveduto, Research Director of the Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council [IT]
Massimo Inguscio, President of the National Research Council [IT]
Flavia Marzano, Municipal Councillor for Roma Semplice Open Government and Innovation [IT]
09.15 – 09.30 Setting the context: Introduction to the CITYCoP project and aims of the CITYCoP Forum
Jeanne Mifsud Bonnici, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [NL]
CITYCoP Project Coordinating person
Joseph Cannataci, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [NL]
On the ground: LEA and municipal perspectives
Moderator: Frank Pace, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [NL]
09.30 – 09.45 Introductory presentation by the Moderator
09.45 – 11.00 LEA and municipal perspectives on community policing (part 1)
Ferdinando Santoriello, Rome City Council [IT]
Andrea Pasquinelli, Prato Municipal Police [IT]
Fabien Golfier, FA-FPT Municipal Police [FR]
Jason Booth, South Yorkshire Police [UK]
Antonio Ragonesi, ANCI-National Association of Italian Municipalities [IT]
11.00 – 11.25 Coffee break
11.25 – 13.10 LEA and municipal perspectives on community policing (part 2)
Carola Onderdelinden, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [ NL]
Vibeke Fredrikke Rørholt, Agency of Urban Environment, City of Oslo [NO]
Gian Guido Nobili, FISU - Italian Forum of Urban Security [IT]
Paolo D'Angella, Polizia Locale Roma Capitale [IT]
Radu Petre, General Inspectorate of Romanian Police [RO]
13.10 – 14.10 Lunch
Technology as an enabler for community policing
Chair: Joseph Cannataci, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [NL]
14.10 – 15.10 Examples of successful and less successful uses of technology
Alexandra Tsvetkova, Law and Internet Foundation [BG]
CITYCoP mobile application & pilot objectives
Frank Pace, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [NL]
Presentations by invited private industry & law enforcement
15.10 – 16.10 RAPID SOS
Reinhard Ekl, RAPID SOS [USA]
Successful employment of Social Media
Inspector Carolina González García, Spanish National Police [ES]
Emanuele Polizzi, Sintel Italia [IT]
16.10 – 16.35 Coffee break
16.35 – 17.05 Presentation of AlertCops, a successful nationwide deployment
Francisco Alonso Batuecas, SGSICS, Secretary of State, Spain [ES]
17.05 – 17.35 Social media and fear
Sven Giesselbach, Department Knowledge Discovery, Fraunhofer [DE]
17.35 – 18.05 Urban security: between disciplines and community participation. A look at some Italian experiences.
Mauro Bardi, Institute of Criminology of Mantova [IT]
18.05 – 18.20 Wrap-up session of Day 1
20.00 Conference Dinner
Tuesday, 15th November 2016
09.15 – 9.30 Introduction to the aims of the second day
Jeanne Mifsud Bonnici, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [NL]
Joseph Cannataci, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [NL]
Citizens’ perspectives on community policing
Chair: Celia Callus, Nutcracker Research [UK]
09.30 – 10.00 Community Policing and citizens’ participation
Daniele Mezzana, Laboratory of Citizenship Sciences [IT]
10.00 – 10.30 Risk perception, fear of crime and feelings of (in) security in everyday life
Noellie Brockdorff Cognitive Science Department, Faculty at Media & Knowledge Sciences, University of Malta [MT]
Iain Douglas Reid, Cognitive Science Department, Faculty at Media & Knowledge Sciences, University of Malta [MT]
11.00 – 11.25 Coffee break
Chair: Sveva Avveduto, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council [IT]
11.25 – 11.55 What citizens want
Celia Callus, Nutcracker research [UK]
11.55 – 12.30 Neighbourhood watch organisations
Jayne Pascoe, UK Neighbourhood Watch and Home Network [UK]
Karl Brunnbauer, European Neighbourhood Watch Association [AT]
12.30 – 13.00 Neighbourhood watch and citizen perspectives: what CITYCoP can learn
Lucio Pisacane, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council [IT]
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
Legal Frameworks surrounding community policing
Chair: Mariangela Biasiotti, Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques, National Research Council [IT]
14.00 – 15.30 Fundamental rights dimensions
Anna Müller-Funk, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights [AT]
Legal basis for community policing
Saleh Al-Sharieh, University of Groningen [NL]
Use of Smart Surveillance in Community Policing
Alexandra Tsvetkova, Law and Internet Foundation [NL]
Privacy and data protection
Saleh Al-Sharieh, University of Groningen [NL]
15.30 – 16.00 Review and Forum concluding remarks
Jeanne Mifsud Bonnici, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [NL]
Joseph Cannataci, STeP - Security, Technology & e-Privacy Research Group, University of Groningen [NL]
Sveva Avveduto, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council [IT]
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Practical information
The conference will take place on 14 and 15 November in Rome – Sala Marconi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, 00185 Rome. A full programme will be available in the coming weeks.
Registrations are closed.