ABSTRACT
What can be said about crime prevention in France today? It can be considered from various angles. This chapter first gives an overview, tracing the evolution of crime prevention within the broader context of other policies such as law enforcement and urban policies. Then, in a more ‘prospective’ view, the question of whether or not the recent emergence of situational prevention constitutes one illustration, among others, of a break with the past or a new paradigm is discussed.
