Providing Technical assistance on data collection on organized crime Statistics and Survey Section Studies and Threat Analysis Section

Challenges in providing technical assistance on data collection Operational Definitions Only what goes through the law enforcement, criminal justice system, or other recording system is normally counted in data collection activities Human trafficking, smuggling of migrants, participation in organized criminal groups: countries are gradually able to define them and recognize them as crimes to be recorded, but they don’t cover all aspects and all areas Lack of agreed indicators at international and national level Some countries and regions are more advanced: the EU for example is discussing a framework based on a set of 25 Money-Laundering indicators Improving data collection means improving a system: Political will Training to understand why and what to change Training of all the entities involved in the system Technical and financial resources needed for a comprehensive process

Challenges in providing technical assistance on data collection Data collection on organized crime can be improved by improving data on conventional crimes Example: Percentage of unsolved homicides Data on homicides Recording system for following the process of cases

Challenges in providing technical assistance on data collection Data collection on organized crime can be improved by improving data on conventional crimes

Approaches to improve data collection on OC Improving data on conventional crimes Coverage Disaggregation to better understand those crimes that can be linked to OC Improving the definition of OC related indicators Incorporating changes in the recording system to better identify OC-related crimes

UNODC Technical Support UNODC provides technical support in the development of systems of crime and criminal justice statistics, including OC where countries identify it as a priority.

UNODC Technical Support Currently providing assistance to the Balkan countries The project involves: assessment development of regional indicators and guidelines - training for the development of crime and criminal justice statistics systems.

The way forward in international monitoring on TIP UNODC/UN.GIFT Global Report on Trafficking in Persons; Published in February 2009, allowed for the first time an analysis of trafficking flows, patterns and trends for 155 countries. http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Global_Report_on_TIP.pdf Periodical Global Reports will be based on a systematic data collection of core indicators a national level; The criminal justice response Number of persons against whom prosecution was commenced for “trafficking in persons” by gender, citizenship, and year. Number of persons convicted at first instance for “trafficking in persons” by gender, type of exploitation committed and year. The victim services Number of persons identified by State authorities as Victims of Trafficking in Persons by age, gender, citizenship, type of exploitation suffered and year. Number of persons identified by State authorities as Victims of Trafficking in Persons who were officially returned from other countries, by returning countries and year. Indicators on the dark number data on the economics of the crime Hidden population Population at risk Developing this monitoring capacity could draw on the experience UNODC has gathered in researching this report. Based on this experience, it would be important to determine which types of information could be collected at the international level for statistical purposes. In principle, four headings are relevant for gathering information on trafficking in persons. 8

International Data collection on OC United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS) Under revision (ECOSOC Resolution 2009/25) Modular approach 2009 data collection on TIP Module on Organized Crime?