Surveying Justice : A Practical Guide to Household Surveys

Himelein, Kristen ; Menzies, Nicholas ; Woolcock, Michael

World Bank, Washington, DC

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Though household surveys have long beenan established part of development practice and regularlyused to gather data on poverty incidence and the range ofassociated indicators, they have not yet become a commontool of justice reform practitioners. This guide aims to bea practical starting point for integrating justice work andhousehold data collection, targeted both towards justicepractitioners interested in survey design, as well as surveyresearchers interested in incorporating justice questionsinto their work. It provides guidance on designing a survey,suggested topics and questions, and ideas to facilitate aconstructive engagement in discussions around justice indevelopment practice. Household survey data can bebeneficial to understanding justice questions as householdsurveys ordinarily cover a large, randomly selectedcross-section of people - including the rich and poor, urbanand rural dwellers - capturing a population's mostcommon justice issues. Household survey questions commonlyask respondents about their most frequently experiencedjustice issues, issues when seeking redress, and knowledgeand opinions of the law. Household surveys thus complementdata collection techniques more familiar to justicepractitioners (such as user surveys or sector assessments)that tend to focus on institutions of the justice sector andhence capture only the views of those who manage to accesssuch institutions and privilege the perspectives of systemincumbents. Household surveys have their limitations - notleast significant cost, time and complexity implications. Inaddition, the standardized nature of surveys limits the typeof information that can be gleaned and hence householdsurveys are generally most useful for gaining a picture ofthe "what" when it comes to justice issues, withcomplementary research methods often needed to properlyunderstand the "why." Nevertheless, surveys canrepresent a useful starting point for engagement in aparticular context, providing a snap shot of the justicelandscape from which more detailed qualitative andquantitative studies can be undertaken.