In an opinion piece published in Le Monde, criminology professor Aurélie Ouss calls for criminal record information to be cross-referenced with data from other government agencies, under strict supervision and solely for research purposes. She believes this will provide a better understanding of the causes of crime and help prevent recidivism.
CASD now hosts SSMSI’s statistical databases on recorded crime (2016–2024), covering offences, victims and suspects — researchers can apply for access at cdap.casd.eu.
The EDP Users Committee meets on June 23, 2026 (10:00–12:30) to discuss production updates and the EDP redesign — contributions welcome, contact aurelien.lavergne@insee.fr to participate.
EDDI 2026, the 18th European DDI Users Conference, will be held in person in Brussels from November 30 to December 4, 2026 — with tutorials, conference sessions and a hackathon — and the call for proposals is now open.
CASD had the honour of attending the Constances and Gazel Cohorts Scientific Day on May 26, 2026, where the teams’ innovative work producing health and environment data — and the research built upon it — proved highly impressive.
The Scientific Advisory Board met on May 13 to discuss data documentation progress, a pilot for less sensitive data processing, health-environment research projects, and the potential impact of US data access restrictions on researchers.
