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Classification of Crimes Principles and Framework Task force report and country comments. Conference of European Statisticians 60 th plenary session Paris, 6-8 June 2012. Principles. Exhaustiveness : include every possible manifestation of crime
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Classification of CrimesPrinciples and FrameworkTask force report and country comments Conference of European Statisticians 60th plenary session Paris, 6-8 June 2012
Principles • Exhaustiveness: include every possible manifestation of crime • Structure: grouping in homogeneous categories at different hierarchical levels • Mutual exclusiveness: every elementary manifestation of crime assigned to one and only one category • Description: every unit of the classification needs to be described in objective and detailed terms so that observable occurrences can be clearly assigned to categories • Progressive implementation: first pilot a limited number of crimes
Framework • Three classification levels, based on the attributes of target, seriousness, modus operandi and policy relevance • Horizontal attribute tagsthat assign additional labels according to seriousness or policy relevance • Elementsthat further describe the action • Legal inclusions: translation of police or prosecutor records into the event-based international classification
Comments • 18 countries, 3 international organizations • Support to the effort in principle and to the report in particular • No opposition • Attention drawn on potential obstacles to implementation • Specific proposals for amendment
Conclusion • In view of the general support by countries and organizations,it is proposed that the Conference adopts the Principles and framework for an international classification of crimes for statistical purposes, subject to the inclusion of the amendments indicated in document 6 addendum 1.