“To be effective, our actions to protect children and stop offenders must be based on evidence”, said Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset on Monday 17 November, on the eve of the Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse.
“Many States still collect only basic criminal justice data”, he continued, citing the conclusions of a report on data collection mechanisms by the Lanzarote Committee on implementing the Council of Europe...