Measuring progress toward safety and justice: A global guide to the design of performance indicators across the justice sector

This tool desribes the process of choosing appropriate indicators to measure progress toward safety and justice, explaining the principles that should inform the choice of indicators. It also provides examples of possible indicators.

After a detailed explanation of the process of designing indicators, the guide goes on describing the role of indicators in measuring progress in the safety and justice sector as a whole, within specific state institutions, and among non-state justice institutions. In all these areas, the guide provides:

• A brief definition of the particular sector-wide strategy or outcomes of interest related to the specific institution
• A description of traditional indicators used to measure performance on this topic or in this institution
• Some examples of policy goals or outcomes that would require different indicators
• A table of indicators that might be used to measure progress toward these policy goals and the possible data sources that might be used to construct the indicators
• A description of the strengths and weaknesses of the suggested indicators.

This tool is meant for programme managers and government officials responsible for improving the delivery of safety, security, and access to justice in any part of the world, as well as to anyone interested in pursuing a disciplined course of institutional reform in the safety and justice sector. It does not refer specifically to human rights, however it has much relevance for civil and political rights as it deals with issues such as access to justice.

Developer

Vera Institute of Justice

Developer website

http://www.vera.org

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