IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

ICCS: The Ugandan

Experience

08 June - Lima, Peru

Lucy Ladira

BACKGROUND

• The Justice SWAp in Uganda – GOU

priority on data availability and usage to

inform decision-making

• Coordination through sector structures

• Periodic release/sharing of data

Assessment

Requested by: Justice Law and Order Sector and Uganda Bureau of

Statistics

Conducted by: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Assessment period: July 3rd and July 7th, 2017

Validated by: JLOS, UBOS, UNODC and data producers

Purpose: Assess the institutional framework, organizational

arrangement, standard procedures, technical skills and resource

availability/quality of data processes, particularly in view of gradual

implementation of the ICCS at national level and to produce

Sustainable Development Goals indicators in the area of crime,

violence, trafficking, access to justice and corruption.

Data Producers

• Justice, Law and Order Sector*

• Uganda Bureau of Statistics,

• Uganda Police Force,

• Director of Public Prosecutions,

• Judiciary,

• Uganda Prisons Service.

The Assessment Framework

Data users

• Economic Policy Research Center

(Makerere University),

• Ministry of Finance, Planning and

Economic Development,

• School of Statistics (Makerere

University),

• National Planning Authority,

• Uganda National NGO Forum.

National References

• National Legislation,

• Data collection instruments and

possible metadata,

• Voluntary National Review,

• Data producers reports.

International Standards

• Fundamental Principals of Official

Statistics (FPOS),

• International classification of crimes

for statistical purposes (ICCS),

• Sustainable Developments Goals

metadata and database,

AssessmentAssessment

Report

First Workshop

(Validation and

Roadmap)

Initial Mapping

CTS 2017

Second Workshop

A national roadmap to implement the International Classification of Crime

for Statistical Purposes (ICCS), the main elements

1. Setting up institutional and

organizational framework

2. Awareness raising

3. International coordination and support

Milestone A: National ICCS Working

Group created and communication

with UNODC

4. Preparatory technical work

5. Assessment of current data production

6. Design a National Work Plan

Milestone B: National Work Plan

finalized.

7. Gradual implementation of National

Work Plan

8. Production of outputs

Milestone C: ICCS compliant data

published, UN-CTS properly compiled.

9. Publish national crime data/report

according to ICCS categories

10. Send an implementation report (as per

template) to UNODC

Milestone D: Implementation Report

finalized

# Main findings

1

Coordination system(s) on crime and criminal justice statistics exists but needs

capacity strengthening to improve quality and standardisation. There is need to

bring on board all key stakeholders in the Criminal Justice System.

2

Public dissemination of data on crime and criminal justice is frequent but the

information disseminated is insufficient. Properly structured metadata are non-

existent.

3

There is no common standard of crime listings (crime classifications)

among the crime and criminal justice statistics data producers to inform

both national and international frameworks.

4List of crimes used to record crimes and produce statistics are often short,

not following a clear structure and with non-mutually exclusive categories.

5

Inadequate information on crime victims and other important variables on crime for

example, event, victim, perpetrator and data descriptions/inclusions as indicated

by the ICCS.

6Lack of standard operating procedures on crime recording and data production

across the different institutions.

7Data transmission from local to central level not sufficiently organised and lack of

measures to ensure quality and full coverage of data.

8

Focus on data to measure performance of crime and criminal justice institutions,

while production of data to portrait crime situation, crime victims and access to

justice is not given priority.

The Coordination mechanism

Lack of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on

crime recording and data production across the

institutions.How the data

collection, analysis

and dissemination is

done?

None of the data producers has a SOP for crime and

criminal justice statistics. The Judiciary has a manual

for the data entry of the “Court Case Administration

System” which constitutes a sound base for the SOP

of that institution.

Recommendation

Elaboration of a Manual on Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics

A lack of information on crime victims and of other

important variables on crime events and perpetrators

(as for example, event, victim, perpetrator and data

descriptions/inclusions as indicated by the ICCS).

Data Collection

Focus on data to measure performance of crime and

criminal justice institutions, while production of data to

portrait crime situation, crime victims and access to

justice is not given priority.

Recommendation

Revision of the data collection tools

There is no common standard of crime listings (crime

classifications) among the crime and criminal justice

statistics data producers.

Crime Classification

List of crimes used to record crimes and produce

statistics are often short, not following a clear structure

and with non-mutually exclusive categories.

Recommendation

Implementation of the International Crime

Classification for Official Statistics

Crime Classification (Homicide example)

Police

Offence/Case

Stages

Murder

Prosecution

No crime

listing or

classificatio

n.

Judiciary Offence for which

held (including

attempts, aiding,

etc.

Murder

Prison

Case/Crime Incidences

Death (by shooting)

Death (by mob action)

Death (by poisoning)

Death (Aggravated Domestic

Violence)

Death(Fire Out Breaks)

Other Death (Not specified above)

Dissemination

Public dissemination of data on crime and criminal justice is frequent but the

information disseminated is insufficient. Properly structured metadata are non-existent.

Recommendation

Establish a

Dissemination

Guideline

Create a

Dissemination

Calendar

Update

websites

Sustainable Development Goal 16+

Indicator Data availability

5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older

subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former

intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

34.6 (DHS 2011)

16.3.2 Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 54.2 (SA 2014)

16.5.1 Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public

official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by

those public officials, during the previous 12 months

23 (NSDS 2015)

5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to

sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12

months, by age and place of occurrence

4 (DHS 2011) Proxy

15.7.1 Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked 155 (CR 2013) Partially

16.1.1 Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by

sex and age4065 (SA 2014) Partially

16.2.2 Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by

sex, age and form of exploitation 193 (SA 2014) Partially

Sustainable Development Goal 16+ (Not measured)

Indicator

3.5.1 Coverage of treatment intervention (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for

substance use disorders

11.7.2 Proportion of persons victim of physical or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of

occurrence, in the previous 12 months

16.1.3 Proportion of population subjected to physical, psychological or sexual violence in the previous 12 months

16.1.4 Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live

16.3.1 Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent

authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

16.4.1 Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)

16.4.2 Proportion of seized small arms and light weapons that are recorded and traced, in accordance with international

standards and legal instruments

16.5.2 Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public

official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months

Recommendation

Conduct a victimization survey to produce 11.7.2 -16.1.3-16.1.4-16.3.1

Elaborate a plan to produce the

Sustainable Development Goals

indicators in line with the ICCS and

requested disaggregation.

Other Recommendations:

• Improve coordination between JLOS and UBOS

• Integrate users in the data production process

• Determine a minimum required disaggregation

• Promote peer-learning experience

• Mobilize funds

• Establish a Dissemination Guideline

• Create a Dissemination Calendar

• Update websites

First Workshop

Date: 14 – 15 December 2017

Purpose: National Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on Administrative

Data on Crime and Criminal Justice in Uganda

Organizers: Justice, Law and Order Sector, Uganda Bureau of

Statistics, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Participants: Director of Public Prosecutions; INTERPOL and

International Relations; Judiciary; Justice, Law and Order Sector;

Makerere University; Platform for Labour Action(PLA); Uganda

Bureau of Statistics; Uganda PEOPLE'S Defence Forces; Uganda

Police Force; Uganda Prisons Department; UNDP; UNICEF; UNODC;

UNWOMEN.

Recommendation Priority

Implementation of the International Crime Classification for

Official StatisticsHigh

Elaboration of a Manual on Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics High

Revision of the data collection tools High

Integrate users in the data production process Medium

Determine a minimum required disaggregation High

Elaborate a plan to produce the Sustainable Development Goals

indicatorsHigh

Improve coordination between UBOS and JLOS Very High

Establish a Dissemination Guideline Medium

Create a dissemination calendar High

Update the websites High

Promote peer-learning experience High

Mobilize funds High

Harmonized crime statistics database* High

Buy-in from the heads of institutions to promote effective

implementation*Very High

Promote political advocacy for crime and criminal justice

statistics (including to the top leadership in the sectors)*High

Validation of priorities

* Recommended by

participants

Roadmap for the implementation of the ICCS

Jan

Feb

Nominate two focal persons representing the JLOS and Uganda Bureau of Statistics

Mar

Report progress to UNODC Align the ICCS with the institutional plans, and JLOS Sector Development Plan IV, Sector Strategic Plan for Statistics (UBOS), Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD) Design a budget for ICCS implementation

Apr

Distribute the assessment report and other relevant documentsInternal advocacy resourcing to the focal points in the institutionsOperationalize the ICCS working group Mapping (domestication) of the ICCS - Initial ICCS categories review and mapping supported by a consultant Design a Workplan

Formalize the ICCS Working Group through JLOS Criminal Justice Working GroupDevelop the Terms of Reference for ICCS implementationOrganize advocacy meeting with the JLOS leadership, UBOS leadership Benchmarking with other countries: report data in the UN-CTS 2017

Roadmap for the implementation of the ICCS

May

Public ICCS advocacy by making the publication available in the stakeholders websites Draft Mapping

Jun

ICCS categories review and mappingTrain trainers to support the ICCS implementation in the crime and criminal justice institutions and

UBOS

Sep

Data availability assessment focusing in the UNCTS, SDG, National Standard Indicator Framework

Report progress to UNODCJul

Aug

Benchmarking with other countries: report data in the UN-CTS 2018 Preparatory meetings to review the impact of the ICCS

Dec

Mobilize technical and financial support, particularly for capacity building Report progress to UNODCPreparatory meetings to review the impact of the ICCS

Roadmap for the implementation of the ICCS

Identify and engage with other relevant stakeholders (3.4)

Jan

2018

Dec

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KEY ISSUES TO NOTE

• Get buy-in form leadership – pre-assess

• Identify key stakeholders – be

comprehensive

• Early collaboration and engagement with

other UN entities in-country

• Continuous advocacy

• Clarity on available resources

• Continuous contact with country

CONT’D

• Mapping too technical for data officers

• Need to LEARN, UNLEARN and

RELEARN

• Support for benchmarking and information

sharing required

BENEFITS OF PROJECT

• Improve comparability, consistency and

availability of data

• Improved coordination – JLOS/UBOS

• Strengthening SDG reporting

• Inform witness/victim protection

interventions

• Review of data collection tools

AFRICA SHOULD NOT BE

LEFT BEHIND

Thank you

for your attention