Tilburg University Administrative measures to prevent and tackle crime Spapens, Antonius

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Tilburg University
Administrative measures to prevent and tackle crime
Spapens, Antonius; Peters, Maaike; Van Daele, Dirk
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2015
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Spapens, A., Peters, M., & Van Daele, D. (Eds.) (2015). Administrative measures to prevent and tackle crime.
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A.C.M. Spapens
M. Peters
D. Van Daele
Administrative
measures to prevent
and tackle crime
Legal possibilities and practical
application in EU Member States
Administrativemeasurestopreventandtacklecrime

Administrative measures to
prevent and tackle crime
Legal possibilities and practical application
in EU Member States
A.C.M. Spapens, M. Peters and D. Van Daele (Eds.)
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Foreword
Overthelastyearsagreatdealofattentionhasbeendevotedtotheadministrativeapproach
attheEuropeanlevel,withinthecontextofpreventingandcombatingorganisedcrime.
In fact, the Stockholm programme, the Internal Security Strategy and the COSI work
programmeallviewthisapproachasausefulsupplementtothetraditionaljudicialand
policeapproachagainstorganisedcrime.
Theadministrativeapproachwasalreadysubjecttoarangeofinitiatives,amongthem
the delivery of different EU handbooks on complementary approaches and actions to
preventandcombatorganisedcrime,andtheestablishmentoftheInformalNetworkof
contactpointsontheadministrativeapproach.
In2010,duringtheBelgianEUPresidency,theCounciladoptedconclusionsinwhich
theInformalNetworkwasrequestedtoassessthepossibilitiestostrengthentheexchange
ofinformationbetweenadministrativebodiesandtraditionallawenforcementorganisa-
tions.TothisendtheDutchMinistryofSecurityandJustice(coordinator),togetherwith
TilburgUniversity(theNetherlands)andtheKULeuven–University(Belgium),supported
bytheBelgianHomeAffairsMinistry,appliedforagrantatthePreventionofandFight
againstCrimeProgrammeoftheEuropeanCommission.In2011,theEuropeanCommis-
sionawardedthisISECgranttoconducta‘studyonthepotentialforinformationexchanges
between administrative bodies and traditional law enforcement organizations to support
theuseofadministrativemeasureswithinEUMemberStatesandatEUlevel’.Theunder-
lyingreportistheresultofthisISECgrant.
The study aims to contribute to the existing body of knowledge concerning an
administrativeapproachtocrimeintheEuropeanUnioninthefollowingmanner.First,
itexploredthelegaloptionsavailabletonationaladministrativeauthoritiesintheselected
Member States. Options that prevent criminals from misusing the legal infrastructure,
suchaslicensingproceduresortenderprocedures.Thisresultedintenseparatecountry
reports(Chapters2-11),aswellasacomparisonofthoselegaloptionsinthetenMember
States (Chapter 12). Second, it considered the practical application of the legal options
availableintheselectedMemberStates.Theresultsofthisempiricalstudyarereviewed
inChapter13.Chapter14exploredthepotentialforinformationexchangebetweenEU
MemberStatesinsupportofanadministrativeapproachtocrime.Last,theconclusions
andthewayforwardwerepresentedinpartVofthisstudy(Chapters15and16).
Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothanktheresearchers,professorToineSpapens,
professorDirkvanDaeleandMaaikePetersfortheirgreatworkoverthelasttwoyearsin
carrying out this extensive study. Secondly I would like to thank the members of the
InformalNetworkfortheiractivecontributioninfindingtherightexpertsandresearchers
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Foreword
withintheselected10EUMemberStates.Also,Iwouldliketothankalltheinterviewed
persons,whomhavemadethisresearchpossible.Lastly,aspecialwordofthankstothe
EuropeanCommissionforfinancialsupportingthisproject.
Itismyfirmbelievethattheoutcomeofthisreportwillhighlycontributetothefurther
developmentoftheadministrativeapproachandmoreimportanttothesuccessfulpreven-
tionandrepressionoforganisedcrime,bothinEUMemberStatesandattheEUlevel.In
viewoftheDutchEUPresidencyin2016,Iamconfidentthattherecommendationsof
this project will provide a solid basis for future actions and interventions at the Union
leveltobetakenbytheCouncilandtheEuropeanCommission.
KeesRiezebos
MinistryofSecurityandJustice
DirectorDepartmentofSafetyandGovernance
DenHaag,February2015
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