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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Representatives of 10-12 countries International organisations
Working arrangements
Volunteers (either members of this group or other national representative)
By by 29 February
Representatives of 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

5. 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

6. Thank you for listening
8 February 2008
Working Group, Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice