Proposal to create a task force on Crime data availability 8 February 2008 Working Group, Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice

Role of task forces Mandate of this working group includes the option: “To identify specific tasks within the European Statistical System relevant to the Action Plan for delegation to task forces, and to propose the mandates and members of such task forces.” The working group in 2007 discussed setting up two task forces victimisation crime data availability No task force meeting on crime data availability was held in 2007 8 February 2008 Working Group, Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice

Proposed draft mandate of the task force on crime data availability To review the discussions of the Expert Group on the policy needs for data on crime and criminal justice, and to identify matters of specific relevance to the activities of the Working Group for Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice To identify which indicators developed by the Expert Group might readily be provided on the basis of existing statistical data, and to discuss methods of collecting these data To identify indicators developed by the Expert Group for which no statistical data currently exists, and to suggest methods of obtaining such data or proxy data To examine quality aspects of the available data and propose improvements where these seem necessary To assist in the preparation of meetings of the Working Group for Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics, specifically in identifying topics for the agenda and developing documents for discussion 8 February 2008 Working Group, Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice

Representatives of 10-12 countries International organisations Working arrangements Volunteers (either members of this group or other national representative) By email by 29 February Representatives of 10-12 countries International organisations Specialists in specific areas nominated by Expert Group Task force to work in English 8 February 2008 Working Group, Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice

Among topics for discussion – money-laundering First meeting 5-6 June 2008 Among topics for discussion – money-laundering Sub-group on money-laundering to finalise list of indicators 21 February Eurostat to request data from all contact points as a pilot exercise in March Task force to examine the results of this exercise on 5-6 June Report on findings to Working Group 2009 Data might be made available depending on quality considerations 8 February 2008 Working Group, Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice

Thank you for listening Geoffrey.Thomas@ec.europa.eu 8 February 2008 Working Group, Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice