Department of Public Security Secretariat for Multidimensional Security General Secretariat The OAS Inter-American Observatory on Public Security and the.

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

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Department of Public Security

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