1. Project on translating and testing a victimisation survey module
20 February 2009
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2. EU Action Plan Point 4.3 Establishment and implementation of a regular data collection for common indicators
Establish a methodology for a common survey module on victimisation mid-2007
Translate and test a common survey module on victimisation
Implement a common survey module on victimisation
20 February 2009
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3. UNODC/UNECE database
UNECE/UNODC task force beginning 2006 includes several EU Member States (Italy, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom)
Questionnaire sent to UN Member States resulted in database of victimisation surveys
Access to this database was given by UNODC/UNECE to Eurostat
Database continues to be maintained by UNECE/UNODC
20 February 2009
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4. To be considered by the CES in June 2009
UNODC/UNECE manual
Draft submitted to Bureau of Conference of European Statisticians (CES) 2-3 February 2009
To be considered by the CES in June 2009
Final version will be available for development of EU victimisation survey module, subject to agreement of UNODC/UNECE
20 February 2009
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5. CRIMPREV study
CRIMPREV programme Assessing Deviance, Crime and Prevention in Europe
Funded by European Commission (DG Research 6th Framework Programme)
Consortium headed by CNRS (Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique)
Study Victimisation and Insecurity in Europe available in French and English
Includes review of characteristics of existing surveys
20 February 2009
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6. International Crime Victimisation Survey (ICVS)
Has been conducted in 1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Mostly telephone interviewing, samples typically about 2000 per country
5th wave received EU funding (EU-ICS) under DG Research 6th Framework Programme
6th wave with revised questionnaire (ICVS2) to be conducted 2009, probably with EU funding
20 February 2009
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7. Study by European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI)
Starting point was UNODC/UNECE database
Additional information gathered by HEUNI through bilateral contacts with Member States
Consultation with DG Expert Group 2-3 April 2007
Subsequent comments received from Expert Group members
20 February 2009
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8. Main principles as agreed through discussions with DG JLS Expert Group
Cover the ‘usual’ crime types (such as property crimes and crimes against person)
Include also some ‘new’ (non-traditional) crime types as far as these can be included in a household survey (such as consumer fraud, identity theft, credit card fraud, computer security)
Touch upon general safety issues (such as feeling safe, availability of security systems, prevalence of weapons)
Try to obtain a measure of domestic violence, while taking account of practical difficulties and sensitivity issues
20 February 2009
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9. Questionnaire finalised by Eurostat task force on victimisation, 28-29 June 2007
A. Respondent and household characteristics
B. Feeling safe and worries about crime
C. Screening questions
D. Victim form
E. Other victimisation issues
F. Other safety issues
G. Violence
20 February 2009
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10. Pilot exercises involving EU victimisation module
17 national organisations currently participating in translating and testing module
Partly funded by European Commission (DG JLS Framework Partnerships and Eurostat)
Starting dates vary from 1 June 2008 to 15 December 2008, most around 1 September 2008
Three reports due on translating (after three months, already mostly available), approach adopted to testing (six months), results of testing (twelve months)
Testing in mixed modes (postal, face-to-face, telephone, Internet) .
20 February 2009
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11. Study on crime victimisation
Report on latest developments in each Member State in crime victimisation including ICVS
Monitoring of ongoing activities including pilot exercises of EU victimisation survey module
Final evaluation of pilot exercises
Strategic analysis of future development of coverage of victimisation at EU level
20 February 2009
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12. Task force on victimisation : mandate
Establish a methodology for a survey module on victimisation, taking account of relevant experiences at national and international level, and in particular the work of the UNECE/UNODC task force on victimisation surveys and the study carried out under a Eurostat grant by HEUNI
Examine the results of testing the survey module on victimisation in Member States, explore the feasibility of the module and reach conclusions
Based on the evaluation of the testing, propose an approach for implementing a survey module on victimisation at European level
Report to the Working Group for Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics on each stage of the above activities
20 February 2009
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13. Another meeting of Task Force 2010
Future development
Task force on victimisation to review progress on piloting of EU module 4-5 June 2009
Task force report will be available to this Working Group at 2010 meeting
Another meeting of Task Force 2010
Proposal concerning implementation options to be made to Directors of Social Statistics, September 2010
20 February 2009
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14. Thank you for listening
20 February 2009
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