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Enhancing Hate Crime Data Collection in the EU: FRA's EU-MIDIS Survey

Learn how the FRA's EU-MIDIS survey aims to collect comprehensive data on hate crimes against immigrants and ethnic minorities to inform EU policy development. Explore the survey methodology and topics covered.

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Enhancing Hate Crime Data Collection in the EU: FRA's EU-MIDIS Survey

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  1. EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS (FRA) EU-MIDIS Surveying ‘hate crime’ against immigrants and ethnic minorities Dr. Jo Goodey Interim Head of Department ‘Freedoms and Justice’

  2. FRA Mandate – Since March 2007 • Collect comparable data at EU-level to inform knowledge-based policy relating to FR – including crime victims • Data collection on diverse populations – racism and xenophobia a priority • Absence of robust & comparable data seriously hampers EU policy development • RAXEN and FRALEX – 27 MSs http://fra.europa.eu

  3. What is the data deficit like for policy development? Example - racist and xenophobic crime data In any 12 month period - the police in E&W collect more reports of racist incidents or racist offences than the other 26 EU Member States combined Overall = Serious lack of hate crime data in many areas (racist crime, homophobia) http://fra.europa.eu

  4. ‘Racist Crime’ official data collection classification - 2006 http://fra.europa.eu

  5. Official criminal justice data – ‘tip of the iceberg’ • Poor Data and its Implications • Under-reporting - low confidence in police … • Under-recording - police not taking offences seriously; no field for data entry; inadequate data entry … • CJS gap- hate crime does not come to the attention of prosecution, courts … • No or inadequate data– inability to inform policy developments, to inform public, to address hate crime …

  6. FRA Response to Victimisation Data Deficit re Vulnerable PopsSurvey Research ‘EU-MIDIS’=‘European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey’Includes data collection on criminal victimisation and police stops http://fra.europa.eu

  7. EU-MIDISDevelopment Phases • PHASE 1 – PILOT SURVEY (2006) • Test sampling, questionnaire and mode of delivery in six EU Member States on selected minority groups with a view to developing future survey in EU27. • PHASE 2 – FULL SURVEY (2007-2008) • Pilot results informed development of full survey. • Survey fieldwork finalised Oct 2008. • PHASE 3 – SURVEY RESULTS (2009-2010) • Dissemination of survey results from early 2009+ • Communication strategy

  8. Full-Scale ‘EU – MIDIS’: General Info • Selected minority groups – Group ‘matching’ • Random sample of 500 – 1,500 respondents per country (min 500 per group) • Standardised questionnaire • Face-to-face interviews lasting between 20 to 50 minutes • Fieldwork period May – mid July 2008, finishing in some MSs in Sep 2008 http://fra.europa.eu

  9. EU-MIDIS – Topics Covered • Victimisation • Property crime • Violent crime • Harassment • Corruption • Police contact • Stops by customs or border control • Respondent background • General discrimination • Rights awareness • Discrimination experiences • Employment • Education • Housing • Health care and social services • Consumer services http://fra.europa.eu

  10. FRA Survey – Some Considerations • Developing a robust comparative survey tool for groups that have not been systematically surveyed across the EU • Groups for surveying • Population data • Sampling • Questionnaire http://fra.europa.eu

  11. GROUPS FOR SURVEYING • Identify max 3 groups in each MS • Identify groups considered vulnerable to discrimination and victimisation (FRA RAXEN annual reporting) • Include only those age 16+ • Include only those living in MS for 1 yr+ • Identify groups that are in more than 1 MS http://fra.europa.eu

  12. POPULATION DATA • Different models for pop data collection • UK practice of ethnic data collection illegal and facing resistance in many Member States (BUT data on nationality) • Quality of pop data at local level and distribution of minorities • Some minorities under-registered http://fra.europa.eu

  13. SAMPLING Pilot tested: • CATI screener + RR + FE EU-MIDIS adopted following approach: • RR + FE using in-person screening • PSUs allocated on basis available pop data • Population registers – names provided • Network mapping as a fallback http://fra.europa.eu

  14. QUESTIONNAIRE • Development of standardised questionnaire through consultation • Other surveys provide questions for comparison of results with majority population • Translation from EN into language of MS and minority languages + back translation • Minority interviewers and fieldwork facilitators http://fra.europa.eu

  15. NEXT STEPS … • Publication of results as series of reports • Focus on specific results and groups – Roma, North Africans, women etc. • Short reports • Data set available through FRA website • Available for MSs, NGOs, researchers etc for further analysis http://fra.europa.eu

  16. http://fra.europa.euresults available shortly in 2009 … http://fra.europa.eu

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