Manipulation of Performance Data - caveat emptor

[John Short]

I suspect this Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) investigation on Crime Statistics might be worth following given the newspaper reports of the attached hearings below.  It may be a sobering final report, given the suggested manipulation of statistics, for those looking for SMART indicators linked to performance.

http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=14214

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-administration-select-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/crime-statistics/

[petagny]

Here's Simon Jenkins in crime stats.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/21/police-crime-figures-meaningless-ban-them