Designing and managing safe public spaces

The Nice tool

Demandez Angela (Ask for Angela in English), aims to help anyone who feels unsafe or in danger and it gives them the means to access assistance quickly, easily and effectively.

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The Problem

How can we address and prevent street harassment while also reducing people’s feelings of insecurity in public spaces?

Demandez Angela aims to help anyone who feels unsafe or in danger and it gives them the means to access assistance quickly, easily and effectively. The tool is not gender-specific and aims to help all people who are or feel victims of street harassment or insecurity in public spaces. This is achieved through the use of a codeword that customers can use to discreetly identify themselves to staff as feeling in danger or being in an uncomfortable situation.

The staff member will then help the person get home discreetly and safely by either escorting them to a different room, calling them a taxi and escorting them to it, or by asking the other person to leave the establishment. Posters and stickers are used to communicate that a venue participates in the Ask for Angela scheme.

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Tool Components

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Demandez Angela Commitment charter

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Demandez Angela Delivery Manual

Guiding the City of Nice in delivering the scheme

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Demandez Angela Training Manual

For managers and team members of venues

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Demandez Angela Training presentation

For managers and team members of venues

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Demandez Angela Sticker

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Demandez Angela Reflex information sheet

Outlining the six steps to follow if a staff member is approached by a person in distress

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Demandez Angela Poster

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Demandez Angela Social media visuals

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Communication goodies

Bags, pens, stickers, pins, coasters, glass protectors

This tool is for:

Nice’s Local Security and Crime Prevention Council

Nice’s Crime Prevention Department

Nice’s Communication Department

Nice’s Municipal police

The Project manager that will deploy, coordinate and manage the tool

Local business who have received the Demandez Angela training

Anyone who uses the code Demandez Angela when feeling insecure