The ISF-Police supports Member States’ efforts to prevent crime and fight cross-border, serious and organised crime and terrorism. It funds projects aiming at strengthening the capacity of Member States and the EU for managing security-related risks and crises effectively, as well as protecting people and critical infrastructure against security-related incidents, including terrorist attacks.

Attacks on people exercising their fundamental right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion in churches, mosques, synagogues and other places of worship continue to occur with dreadful consistency across Europe. Nice, Paris, Hanau, Bayonne, Copenhagen, Baerum, Rouen and Halle are the most recent additions to the increasing list of terrorist attacks on places of worship. This article looks into the aspects that need to be considered when planning the physical protection scheme of places of worship.

- A brief overview of the technologies, which most commonly serve urban authorities and security operators for the protection of public spaces.
- Tips for choosing the appropriate solutions.
Considerations related to the use of technology for the protection of public spaces.