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JUSTIS Project Working Papers -- Review of Need: Indicators of Public Confidence in Criminal Justice for Policy Assessment (HEUNI report # 59)
Anniina Jokinen et al., eds.
(paperback)
2009, 239 pages
ISBN: 978-952-5333-73-2
$50.00

JUSTIS – an acronym for Scientific Indicators of Confidence in Justice: Tools for Policy Assessment – is a research project intended to provide European Union member states with new indicators for assessing public confidence in their national justice systems. The project seeks to develop scientifically credible indicators of public confidence in the justice systems of Bulgaria, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, and the U.K.

Part 1 provides a review of the importance of public confidence as a tool for policy assessment. Data were obtained from a questionnaire completed by 115 experts in the seven countries, including academics, researchers, criminal justice managers, and members of parliament and other government officials. Findings indicate that in all of the countries except the U.K., most respondents feel that the existing indicators are not comprehensive enough to meet the needs of policy makers.

Part 2 contains reviews of literature – including research literature from the U.S. – on current indicators of public confidence in justice systems and on the public’s fear of crime. Part 3 presents a review of current indicators of public confidence at the multinational level, including the International Crime Victimisation Survey and the European Social Survey.

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