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DPA/PARB/RAS/DPIM Ninth United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems Annex Text Responses Algeria 2.02 Brief description of the method used to calculate the number of unreported crimes Text (Hand written) 3.07 For which crimes does the agency prepare statistics? Text (Hand written) 3.16 Procedures used Text (Hand written) 3.23 Give a brief description of the data collection procedure used by the agency providing the information and of the centralization method developed by the agency dealing with that information. Text (Hand written) 3.25 Description of the form of control: Text (Hand written) 3.27 Description of the provisions: Text (Hand written) 7.01 Name of first other agency: Text (Hand written) 7.09 Name of second other agency: Text (Hand written) 7.17 Name of third other agency: Text (Hand written) Australia 2.02 Brief description of the method used to calculate the number of unreported crimes The triennial National Crime and Safety Survey includes questions on victimisation by selected crime types, including questions on whether the crime was reported to the police. 3.04 What is the principal activity of the agency? National Statistical agency, with responsibility for leading the collection and promulgation of data, including crime and justice statistics. 3.07 For which crimes does the agency prepare statistics? Annex Text Responses No Null Display: 10/5/2006 1:26:40 PM Page 1 of 39 DPA/PARB/RAS/DPIM Ninth United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems Annex Text Responses Australia Homicide Acts intended to cause injury, sexual assault, dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons, abductions, robbery, extortion, burglary, theft, deception, illicit drug offences, property damage and environmental pollution, weapons and explosives offensives, public order offences, road traffic and motor vehicle offences, offences against justice procedures, government security and governments operations and other offences. 3.16 Procedures used Refer to question 2: some information is collected triennially. 3.23 Give a brief description of the data collection procedure used by the agency providing the information and of the centralization method developed by the agency dealing with that information. We publish administration by product by-product information collected police, courts and corrective service agencies. Collection procedures vary between agencies but all involve the compilation of data according to all standards and data quality controls which the ABS collaborates in developing. 3.25 Description of the form of control: Apart from the cooperation mentioned above, in setting data quality standards, all data we publish is subjected to rigorous data quality checking procedures. 3.27 Description of the provisions: All data collected by ABS is subject to the Census and Statistics Act 1902, as subsequently amended. This authorizes the ABS to collect data, and sets out various provisions relating to this, including a guarantee of confidentiality and penalties for non-compliance with collection. 6.02 How frequently does the agency publish its work? Quarterly or annually 6.03 Name of the agency: Australian Bureau of Statistics 6.04 Reporting to: Assistant to the Treasure 6.05 Head of the agency: Dennis Trewin 6.06 Address: Lockeo Bag 10 Belconnen, Act 2616 6.07 Telephone: +61 2 6252 6705 Annex Text Responses No Null Display: 10/5/2006 1:26:40 PM Page 2 of 39 DPA/PARB/RAS/DPIM Ninth United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems Annex Text Responses Australia 6.08 E-mail: [email protected] Bermuda 3.04 What is the principal activity of the agency? Refer to gov. Dep. of statistics www.gov.bm 3.07 For which crimes does the agency prepare statistics? Available on www.bermudapolice.bm 3.23 Give a brief description of the data collection procedure used by the agency providing the information and of the centralization method developed by the agency dealing with that information. Police computer system analyzed by Service Statistician with reference to Govt. Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) are court proceedings dispositions. 3.25 Description of the form of control: Service statistician applies crime recording protocols. 6.02 How frequently does the agency publish its work? Quarterly via media & website 6.03 Name of the agency: Bermuda Police Service 6.04 Reporting to: Governor of Bermuda 6.05 Head of the agency: Commissioner of Police 6.06 Address: Police Head quarters, PO Box 530 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda 6.07 Telephone: 441 295 0011 6.08 E-mail: www.bermudapolice.bm 7.01 Name of first other agency: Annex Text Responses No Null Display: 10/5/2006 1:26:40 PM Page 3 of 39 DPA/PARB/RAS/DPIM Ninth United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems Annex Text Responses Bermuda Bermuda Government Dep. of Statistics. 7.03 Reporting to: Bermuda Govt. 7.05 Address: 3rd Floor Cedar Park Centre, 48 Cedar Avenue Hamilton HM11 Bermuda 7.06 Telephone: (441) 297-7761 X1894 / (441) 295-8390 (fax) 7.07 E-mail: [email protected] Canada 2.02 Brief description of the method used to calculate the number of unreported crimes In 2004, the General Social Survey collected information on violent victimization, thefts of personal property and household victimization. Similar surveys on victimization were conducted in 1999, 1993 and 1988. For the 2004 survey, interviews were conducted by telephone with a sample survey of 24,000 people, aged 15 years and older living in the 10 provinces (excludes the 3 territories). The distinction between these types of offences is based on the target of the criminal event. For violent offences and thefts of personal property, it is an individual who is victimized, while for household offences, it is the household itself. Data were collected on 3 violent crimes (sexual assault, robbery and assault), 4 household crimes (break and enter, motor vehicle/parts theft, theft of household property, and vandalism), and theft of personal property. These offences were based on Criminal Code definitions. Incidents involving more than one type of offences, for example a robbery and an assault, are classified according to the most serious offence. Canada also participates in the International Crime Victimization Survey. Canada’s participation in this survey is funded by the Department of Justice Canada (DOJ). Both the DOJ and the CCJS at Statistics Canada conduct analysis of the survey results. The use of this survey’s results is to primarily compare Canada’s situation with other industrialized nations, including rates of reporting criminal victimization to the police. 3.04 What is the principal activity of the agency? To clarify: Statistics Canada is the country’s national statistical agency that collects all demographic and social, socio-economic and economic information on Canada. The Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics is a division within Statistics Canada that is mandated to collect information on the nature and extent of criminal justice activities (limited civil information) in Canada. 3.07 For which crimes does the agency prepare statistics? Annex Text Responses No Null Display: 10/5/2006 1:26:40 PM Page 4 of 39 DPA/PARB/RAS/DPIM Ninth United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems Annex Text Responses Canada N.B. We collect all Canadian Criminal Code offences at the federal level. Provincial/territorial or municipal statute offences are NOT collected at the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. 3.16 Procedures used See point 2.02 on Victimization. In the victimization cycle of the General Social Survey, there is a question on whether victims have reported or not reported a criminal incident and reasons why they did not report an incident to police. This information is then measured and presented in the final results of the victimization survey. 3.23 Give a brief description of the data collection procedure used by the agency providing the information and of the centralization method developed by the agency dealing with that information. g(ii)(a) Police data are collected at municipal, provincial/territorial and federal level Court data are collected at provincial/territorial level Corrections data are collected at the provincial/territorial and federal level Each sector – police, courts and corrections – have pre- defined “National Data Requirements”. Each participant within each sector provides data in standard record layouts which are then compiled and processed at the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. 3.25 Description of the form of control: 3.25 Data within each survey are subject to edits, imputation and verification systems. Prior to the Centre releasing national data, each participant reviews his own data, provides input or corrections and signs off (approves) his respective data. Differences in local or provincial policies which impact data comparability are also documented. 3.27 Description of the provisions: 1) An Act respecting statistics of Canada known as Statistics Act. 1970-71-72, c. 15,s. 1. The duties of Statistics Canada are: (a) to collect, compile, analyse, abstract and publish statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic and general activities and condition of the people; (b) to collaborate with departments of government in the collection, compilation and publication of statistical information, including statistics derived from the activities of those departments (c) to take the census of population of Canada and the census of agriculture of Canada as provided in this Act (d) to promote the avo8idance of duplication in the information collected by departments of government; and (e) generally, to promote and develop integrated social and economic statistics pertaining to the whole of Canada and to each of the provinces thereof and to coordinate plans for the integration of those statistics. 1970-71-71, c. 15, s.