Trust in formal/informal justice provider

% of population in project area that trust the peace committee (or police, court)

% de la population qui fait confiance dans le comité de paix (ou la police, la justice)

This indicator aims to measure the trust of the population in these formal/informal institutions.

Ths indicator needs a quantitative individual questionnaire. The question can be formulated as follows:

- To what extent do you trust the peace committee (or the police, court etc.)? answering options: not at all - limited - moderate - very much

Alternative way to measure can be through statements:

- would you go to the peace committee (or police/court etc) if you have a conflict with another person? answering options: yes - may be - no

You could make this statement more specific by mentioning specific type of conflicts, involving specific other parties, depending on the context.

- sex

-age

- ethnic/religious group (depend on context/project)

This indicator measures trust, but trust is based on different aspects: their legitimacy, capacity/power to act, accessibility etc.

You might decide to ask questions about these different elements of trust.

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