Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Department of Public Security – Criminal Police Central Directorate and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart-Transcrime
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Public Security – Criminal Police Central Directorate and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart – Transcrime aims to promote joint initiatives in the field of analysis of criminal phenomena. This agreement continues and strengthens the collaboration between Transcrime Research Center and the Police in order to promote initiatives and projects that support an increasingly effective action to prevent and combat crime at local, national and international level. The Memorandum of Understanding was presented on Thursday 18 February 2021 in the presence of the Rector of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Franco Anelli, and the Deputy Director General of Public Security – Central Director of the Criminal Police, Prefect Vittorio Rizzi. Stefano Delfini, Director of the Criminal Analysis Service, and Ernesto Savona, Director of Transcrime, illustrated the contents of the agreement.

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