Testing trust-based community–police approaches in real contexts
BTL-COP pilots are designed to test, refine, and validate the project’s methodology in real-life settings, bringing together police authorities, community actors, and local stakeholders.
Building on the project’s observatory framework, training curricula, technological tools, and community engagement models, the pilots will translate research and co-creation into practice. They will support police authorities in strengthening trust-based engagement, improving shared intelligence, and addressing poverty-fuelled and aporophobia-related crime.
The pilot phase will take place in selected European locations, reflecting diverse social, institutional, and territorial contexts. Insights from the pilots will feed directly into the project’s training materials, policy recommendations, and Community of Practice, ensuring that lessons learned can be transferred and scaled across Europe.
The BTL-COP pilots will be implemented in four European cities, reflecting diverse social, institutional, and urban contexts.
Detailed information on each pilot will be published as activities progress.
