This webinar is a second in a series on the administrative approach. It consist of three main parts: [1] introducing the administrative approach on drug-related crime in the Netherlands; [2] a case study with all webinar participants; [3] a questions and answers section. It aims at preventing and tackling serious and organised crime by introducing the context (legal framework and good practices of cooperation with administrative authorities). The examples used in this webinar are based on drug-related crimes. However, the good practices will the transferable to the trafficking of human beings, firearms, money laundering in general and many other forms of crimes. 

The webinar builds onto the event introducing the administrative approach, which is therefore recommended to view before attending this webinar. This webinar supports the EMPACT operational actions of the priorities Cannabis, Cocaine, Heroin (CCH) and Synthetic Drugs/NPS (SYD/NPS) from common horizontal strategic goal 3 ‘Prevention of and barriers to crimes, infiltration and corruption’. However, the administrative approach is aimed at all serious and organised crime and should not be limited to the fight against drug-related crime.

By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:

• Explain the administrative approach applied in the Netherlands in global terms:
  • Network of experts;
  • The national police with two authorities;
• List applications on the administrative approach in the Netherlands;
• Describe general preventive measures against undermining effects of crime, the parties involved and the role of the police;
• Give examples of prevention through responsibility and resilient (main) ports;
• List specific preventive measures through examples