Functions The Police Policy Research Center (PPRC) was established in May 1996, in order to conduct research into problems that the Japanese police face today or are likely to face in the near future. Activities
	Forum
The PPRC has been making researches into measures to combat organized crime, terrorism and other issues, since its establishment. It facilitates the exchange of knowledge between police and researchers including university professors. The PPRC also engages in information exchanges with foreign researchers, universities and institutes. Examples of our current research activities are as follows. 1.Symposium The PPRC holds some symposium in a year related to public safety measures inviting domestic and overseas university researchers and practical experts in cooperation with related institutes and foundations. [Current Police Policy Forum]
Month	Forums
2008 January	Multi-agency Partnership approach to Crime Prevention ? As Countermeasures
	against Juvenile Delinquency
March	Co-existence with Foreigners and Public Safety
March	Liberty and Security of civil Life ? Bridge between Theory and Practice on Public Safety
September	Countermeasures against Sex Offences Hereafter
November	Enhancing the Commitment of Various Actors to Crime Prevention
2009 January	Results of and Challenges in Fight against Street Crime and Boryokudan Gang
July	Outcome of and Challenge from Building Safe Communities
November	Countermeasures against Boryokudan-gang Funding and Furikome Fraud, for the Maintenance of the Reliable Social and Economic System
2.Knowledge exchanges with external researchers The PPRC Personnel have given presentations in related workshops such as research workshops for crime prevention legislations of the Association for the Study of Security Science, annual convention of Japanese Association of Sociological Criminology, in order to promote exchange of knowledge with academic societies and researchers. The PPRC has conducted joint research on the counterterrorism legislations of various countries with the Law School of Keio University since FY2003.The PPRC also conducts research on tendency of crimes by elderly people, the member of which has recently increased. 3.Lectures in universities and graduate schools In order to develop research and diffuse the results related to police policies, the PPRC dispatches a number of their personnel to universities and graduate schools such as the Law School of Chuo University, Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts of Tokyo Metropolitan University, Faculty of Law of Housei University and let them make lectures. 4.Providing information on Japanese police through participating in police-related international academic conferences. In order to provide information on Japanese police to foreign researchers, The PPRC proactively participates in academic events such as police-related international conferences. The PPRC makes materials about Japanese crime situation, Japanese police system and activities in foreign languages in order to introduce them to overseas researchers.

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