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Department of Public SecuritySecretariat for Multidimensional Security
General Secretariat
The OAS Inter-American Observatory on Public Security and the strengthening of the official system for collecting national
data on crime and violence
Presentation to the Meeting of Caribbean Academics and Experts on Public Security Looking ahead towards MISPA III
Montego Bay, Jamaica, May 18, 2010
Role of the Inter-American Observatorywww.oas.org/dsp
• Gather, organize, analyze and divulge different forms of information (statistics, legislation, public policies, good practices, documents, projects, events)
• Coordinate its action with the existing observatories; regional and national information centers.
• Promote horizontal transfer of experiences.• Stimulate discussion at various levels on
public policies and legislation. • Promote a regional information network.
UNODC - OAS SURVEY
(CTS)
IDB “Regional Public Good”
project on Indicators
DIAGNOSTIC OF OBSERVATORIES
PUBLIC SECURITY
DIAGNOSTIC
GENERATES SITUATION
REPORTS FOR MISPA PROCESS
PROVIDES INPUTS FOR THE MEMBER
STATES
ENCOURAGES DEBATE WITH CIVIL
SOCIETY AND ACADEMIA
FACILITATES COORDINATION WITH IDB, PAHO,
UNDP, UNODC AND OTHERS
OAS Inter-American Observatory on Public
Security (OIS)
OIS at a Glance
OIS Main Partners
UNODC
BID
Inter-American
Coalition for Prevention of
Violence
CISALVA
Georgetown University
Viva Rio
Woodrow Wilson Center
OIS Main Donors
OIS Model
information
analysis divulgement
National Observatories
InternationalOrganizations
Media
Think Tanks and AcademyNGOs
Why do we need international data collection?
To compare with other countries/regions
How are we doing?
What countries offer the safest environment ?
What countries need more assistance?
To inform International Policy Making
To better understand the dynamics of crime
Looking for hard dataUNODC CTS
The CTS UNODC survey is been adapted to the region’s needs, with the participation of the OAS GS.
The OIS/DSP will be the focal point for promoting the use of the surveys in the Americas, encouraging their completion, and then analyzing the results.
Selected Indicators
• Crime and Violence*: Homicides (by genre and age); Vehicular deaths; Suicides (by genre); Kidnappings; Legally registered arms; Homicides by firearms; Rapes; Sentenced rapes; Criminal offenses; Victimization rates; % of reported crimes; Theft; Robbery; Vehicle theft
• Security Actors*: Total police; % of women police; Total private guards; Registered private security companies; Prosecutors; % of women prosecutors; Judges; % of women judges
• Prison Systems*: Penitentiary institutions; Penitentiary capacity; Prison population; Occupancy level; Women Prison Population; % of Pre-trial detainees; Juvenile detention centers; Juvenile detainees
(*) Data is usually shown together with its 100000/inhabitants/year rates
Selected Indicators (Source: UNODC)
• Crime and Violence*: Homicides (by genre and age); Vehicular deaths; Suicides (by genre); Kidnappings; Legally registered arms; Homicides by firearms; Rapes; Sentenced rapes; Criminal offenses; Victimization rates; % of reported crimes; Theft; Robbery; Vehicle theft
• Security Actors*: Total police; % of women police; Total private guards; Registered private security companies; Prosecutors; % of women prosecutors; Judges; % of women judges
• Prison Systems*: Penitentiary institutions; Penitentiary capacity; Prison population; Occupancy level; Women Prison Population; % of Pre-trial detainees; Juvenile detention centers; Juvenile detainees
(*) Data is usually shown together with its 100000/inhabitants/year rates
Strengthening regional indicators
• IDB - CISALVA have developed a set of standard standardized citizen security and violence prevention indicators.
• Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay recently finished a first round of indicators definition, which are being field tested.
• Several other countries of the Western Hemisphere have shown interest in participating in this initiative.
Comparable indicators (BID-CISALVA process)
Official Statistics
Homicides, Vehicular deaths, Suicides, Death by firearms, Theft, Robbery, Kidnappings, Drug seizures, Traffic violations, Sexual assault, Child abuse reported, Domestic violence reported
Victimization and other surveys
Perception of fulfillment of agreements, Justified violence use, Trust in institutions; Perception of fear, Perception of insecurity, Prevalence of sexual assault, Domestic violence
Goals of the Inter-American Observatorywww.oas.org/dsp
• Strengthening of Hard Data Collection– Standard indicators– Adherence to UNODC CTS
• Development of National Observatories– Tool Kit and training
• Implementation of Victimization Surveys– T&T, Belize, A&B, Barbados
• Evaluation, analysis and divulgation of information and lessons learned
Next Steps• Adopt a Methodology and an Operation’s Manual for the
National Observatories.– The strengthening of existing National Observatories.– The establishment of National Observatories where aren’t any– The decentralization of the data collection process– Access to and availability of data sets
• Support the establishing of a sustainable system of regular National Victimization Surveys in Member Countries
• Improve capacity building for the countries to carry out these activities
General SecretariatSecretariat for Multidimensional Security
Department of Public Security
Inter-American Observatory on Public Securitywww.oas.org/dsp
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