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International Efforts to Measure Crime and their Implications for Criminologists

Thu, Nov 20, 2:00 to 3:20pm, Marriott, Salon 5, Lower B2 Level

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

To provide society with relevant, timely and quality statistical information on crime is crucial to develop a better understanding of this phenomenon, produce solid research and above all to design, implement and evaluate public policies aimed to address it. The United Nations (UN) is coordinating efforts at the international level to agree on classifications and criteria to produce crime and criminal justice statistics, as well as methodologies for survey design to measure victimization levels and other issues for crime prevention. The UN is fostering the participation of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in this process, in order to improve the use of administrative records with statistical purposes and the design of sample surveys to measure crime levels, dark figure, fear of crime, risk factors for crime, and other sociological and economic factors that correlate with crime. The purpose of the panel is to promote a discussion on efforts and experiences undertaken by both nations and the international community to improve the production of crime statistics. It will bring together experts coming from both official statistics and the academic world, who will cover the endeavors and share the perspectives of international organizations, research institutes and National Statistical Offices (NSOs) on this subject.

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