Publication National implementation of the new international classification of crimes for statistical purposes (ICCS)

In March 2015, the United Nations Statistical Commission endorsed the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS) and a plan for its implementation. The core of implementation is the construction of correspondence tables to convert the content of existing national statistical classifications into the ICCS categories. This work has been finished regarding the first ICCS chapter on “Acts leading to death or intending to cause death”. This article describes the method employed, presents the results, and provides an outlook on the planning for the next ICCS chapters.

Authors: Thomas Baumann, Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Kerner, Dr. Robert Mischkowitz, Heiko Hergenhahn

Article published in "WISTA – Scientific Journal", 5-2016