Public Safety/ Law Enforecement Reform (LR0025)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Liberia, Second National Action Plan, 2015-2017
Action Plan Cycle: 2015
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: MICAT, MOPT, LNP, LISGIS
Support Institution(s): CENTAL, iLab, UNPOL
Policy Areas
E-Government, Justice, Policing & Corrections, Public Service DeliveryIRM Review
IRM Report: Liberia End-of-Term Report 2015-2017, Liberia Progress Report 2015-2017
Starred: No
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information
Implementation i
Description
Performance indicators
System built, functioning, accessible and regularly updated
Number of persons/users accessing police information on this platform.
Live data available on LNP website
Police dataset on Liberia’s Open Data Portal
IRM Midterm Status Summary
For Commitment details, see Liberia Progress Report 2015-2017.
IRM End of Term Status Summary
4.4 Establish LNP Online Informatics (Digitize Community Policing)
(MICAT, MOPT, LNP, LISGIS, with support from CENTAL, iLab, UNPOL; 15 July 2015 - 20 February 2016)
Milestones:
· 4.4.1 Create online crime/policing maps with visualization options and interactivity and link it up with police official website;
· 4.4.2. Push current police nationwide data to this platform in real time
· 4.4.3 Make this platform available via LNP official website
Commitment Aim
This commitment plans to establish an online platform to track police data in real time. The platform will include crime maps, motor vehicle accident data, traffic violations data, information on locations of police depots, feedback on actions taken against the unprofessional conduct of police officers, regular updates on road conditions, police recruitment processes and policies, and community engagement activities. If implemented, this commitment could have a transformative impact on citizens’ access to public safety and policing information.
Status
Midterm: Not Started
This commitment has functionally not started. The CSOs involved in implementing it have drafted communication to the Liberian National Police (LNP) and relevant ministries, agencies and commissions on the types of data to collect and publish online. They recommended that datasets on policing be published and that a national police-tracking platform is developed. For more information, please see the 2015–2016 IRM midterm report.
End-of-Term: Limited
The LNP officially launched its website (http://lnp.gov.lr/lnp/) outside the action plan assessment period, on 29 November 2017. According to a representative from the Carter Center, the website aimed to enable both the public and police officers to access information about the institution via mobile phones. However, the website is not being updated on a regular basis.[Note58: Interview with Mr. Nah from Carter Center, November 2017.] Moreover, according to Peace Work Liberia, an NGO that mediates on community conflicts, the mobile website does not provide updates on police data in real time, nor does it provide crime statistics or crime maps. Therefore, the IRM researcher considers this commitment to have a limited level of completion.
The Executive Director of Peace Work Liberia, Mr. William Howard, commended the initiative but noted that the website is not updated on a regular basis.
Did it Open Government?
Access to Information: Did Not Change
The commitment saw limited implementation and the platform was developed after the implementation of the action plan period. According to CSO representatives, the information provided in the platform is limited and is not updated on a regular basis. There are no changes in government practice in disclosing information about police in a meaningful way.
Carried forward?
This commitment was not carried forward.
Commitments
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Legislative Monitoring Database
LR0027, 2017, E-Government
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Publication of Budget Documents
LR0028, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Freedom of Information (FOI) Act
LR0029, 2017, Access to Information
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Citizen Monitoring for the Justice System
LR0030, 2017, Access to Justice
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Feedback Mechanism to Build Accountability of the LNP
LR0031, 2017, Access to Information
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Capacity Building for Integrity in Government
LR0032, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Transparency in the Land Authority
LR0033, 2017, E-Government
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Accountability and Value for Money Through Open Contracting
LR0034, 2017, Access to Information
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Beneficial Ownership Registry
LR0035, 2017, Access to Information
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Open Data/Citizen Navigation Portal
LR0036, 2017, Access to Information
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Commercial Land Use Rights Information
LR0011, 2015, Capacity Building
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Open Aid Portal and Publication of Aid Data
LR0012, 2015, Access to Information
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Link Financial Management System to Aid Management Platform
LR0013, 2015, Aid
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Facilitate Tracking of EVD Funds
LR0014, 2015, Access to Information
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Implementation of the New Jury Law
LR0015, 2015,
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Citzen Monitoring of Justice System
LR0016, 2015,
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Civic Education and Citizen Engagement Around Offline Tools
LR0017, 2015,
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Know Your Rights' Initiative
LR0018, 2015, Justice
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Passage of Whistleblower Protection Act
LR0019, 2015,
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Transparency Hubs
LR0020, 2015, Public Participation
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Public Service Integrity
LR0021, 2015, Anti-Corruption
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Citizen Feedback Platform.
LR0022, 2015, E-Government
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e-Government
LR0023, 2015, Capacity Building
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Public Expenditure Management Systems
LR0024, 2015, Capacity Building
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Public Safety/ Law Enforecement Reform
LR0025, 2015, E-Government
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Open Data Portal
LR0026, 2015, Access to Information
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Appoint Public Information Officers (PIOs)
LR0007, 2015, Capacity Building
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Popularize Freedom of Information (Foi) Law
LR0008, 2015, Access to Information
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Expand Open Budget Initiative
LR0009, 2015, Access to Information
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Public Information on Land and Natural Resource Reform
LR0010, 2015, Anti-Corruption
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Increase Access to Public Information
LR0001, 2013, Access to Information
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Open Budget Initiative
LR0002, 2013, E-Government
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Extractive Industries Transparency
LR0003, 2013, Anti-Corruption
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Citizens’ Participation and Dialogue
LR0004, 2013, Public Participation
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Accountability and Integrity
LR0005, 2013, Anti-Corruption
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Technology and Innovation
LR0006, 2013, Access to Information