Integrating Justice and Safety Indicators into Institutional Culture - Part 1: Experiences in Bangladesh and Nigeria

October 31, 2016

Indicators that are not harnessed to decision-making structures lead a short life. By contrast, when an indicator is embedded in existing managerial structures, and becomes part of the institutional culture, it can be adapted over time and be more sustainable. This can also strengthen the potential of the indicator to drive change in the institution. Integrating indicators into institutional culture of justice and safety agencies is a challenging ambition, however.

A deep commitment to measurement is the exception rather than the rule in the developing world. Besides, each justice and safety agency in its respective country context has its own unique set of norms and managerial structure, which may require distinct approaches to embed indicators in existing institutional culture.

In this video of the series, Developing Governance Indicators in Justice and Safety: A Country-Led Approach, Selen Siringil Perker, explains strategies for integrating governance indicators into institutional culture of justice and safety agencies with varying management structures and levels of coordination, drawing on PCJ’s experiences working with the police in Bangladesh, and the prosecution in Nigeria. 

Watch the video on YouTube.