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Home»International Justice Mission

Effective methods to improve police performance

Helpdesk Report
  • Sumedh Rao
October 2012

Key findings: There are few detailed case studies of cities or regions in developing countries that outline effective methods for police reform. This is mainly due to the lack of evaluation that objectively identifies certain types of police reform as having improved performance. It is also true that changes in performance may not be universally judged as an improvement, reform ...» more

Prevalence as an Indicator for Anti-forced labour and Anti-sex Trafficking Projects

Helpdesk Report
  • Claire Mcloughlin
October 2008

Prevalence does not seem to be currently used to measure the impact of anti-forced labour, anti-sex trafficking or other anti-slavery projects, although there is no evidence to suggest that it is not a suitable indicator. Instead, the following types of indicators have been used or suggested by experts for measuring the impact of justice interventions: changes in knowledge or ...» more

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