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Baseline Assessment of the Criminal Justice System Response to CSEC in Bangladesh

A large-scale mixed-method baseline assessment examining the criminal justice system response to commercial sexual exploitation of children and stakeholder confidence in the justice system across four divisions of Bangladesh.

Assignment Type

Baseline Assessment / Mixed-Method Research

Sector

Child Protection, Justice & Social Research

Geography

Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Mymensingh Divisions, Bangladesh

Client Type

International development organization

Assignment Challenge

Generating credible baseline evidence across multiple justice-system stakeholder groups and geographically dispersed study locations.
Collecting sensitive information while maintaining research ethics, safeguarding, confidentiality, and respondent protection.
Integrating quantitative and qualitative evidence from different respondent groups and data sources into a coherent analytical framework.
Maintaining consistent field implementation, supervision, quality assurance, and documentation across multiple divisions and districts.

RMCL Role

Overall field research planning and implementation management.
Development and operationalization of quantitative and qualitative data collection protocols.
Coordination of case file review, survey, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews.
Field team recruitment, training, supervision, and data quality assurance.
Stakeholder coordination with relevant government, justice-sector, and institutional actors.
Data management, quality review, analytical support, and reporting.

Methodology & Research Approach

Mixed-method baseline assessment design.
Structured case file review.
Quantitative stakeholder survey.
Key informant interviews with institutional and justice-system stakeholders.
Focus group discussions with relevant respondent groups.
In-depth interviews for contextual and experiential evidence.
Triangulation of quantitative, qualitative, and documentary evidence.

Key Activities

Research protocol operationalization and field implementation planning.
Development and refinement of study tools and field guidance.
Training of research and field teams.
Multi-division deployment and field supervision.
Routine data quality monitoring and corrective feedback.
Coordination of stakeholder access and field logistics.
Secure management of study information and research documentation.
Compilation and synthesis of evidence for baseline reporting.

Outputs & Deliverables

Baseline evidence on the criminal justice system response to CSEC.
Stakeholder confidence and perception data across study divisions.
Structured case file review findings.
Quantitative and qualitative research datasets.
Field implementation and quality assurance documentation.
Analytical findings to support future programme measurement and policy dialogue.

Value Delivered

Establishes a structured evidence baseline for future comparison and programme assessment.
Combines multiple evidence sources to strengthen analytical credibility and triangulation.
Provides geographically diverse findings across four divisions of Bangladesh.
Demonstrates RMCL capacity to manage sensitive, complex, multi-method research assignments at scale.

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