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The Criminal Investigation – Reporting Crime

The Criminal Investigation – Reporting Crime. Inquiry Question 1: Why would someone not report a crime?. Taken from Less crime but fewer reporting it, says expert (SMH)

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The Criminal Investigation – Reporting Crime

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  1. The Criminal Investigation – Reporting Crime

  2. Inquiry Question 1: Why would someone not report a crime? Taken from Less crime but fewer reporting it, says expert (SMH) Why would some one not report a crime? Depends on the category. Of victims of assault…18% didn’t report because the incident was too trivial, 10% didn’t report because there was nothing the police could do. Of victims of domestic violence…there may be cultural barriers, language barriers, isolation from community etc. Problems with the system of policing also exists – there has been a move away from local cops – we don’t know the police by names anymore, but moved into special squads (e.g. narcotics) rather than a community approach. From BOCSAR, victims of sexual assault there are fears of further attacks (esp. if someone you know), fear that attacker may be punished (esp. if it is a family member) and uncertainty as to whether it was a sexual assault – sexual assault is any kind of unwanted sexual contact. Young women may believe it is ‘normal’, they may think that it ‘just happens’.

  3. Inquiry Question 2: How many crimes go unreported? The Australian Bureau of Statistics has something called the Crime Victimisation Survey. They randomly send out questionnaires about crimes you have been a victim of – it is anonymous. Then they can work out a rough estimate for crimes going unreported. Around 65% of assaults go unreported, about 70% of sexual assaults go unreported (maybe more like 85%)– but really, probably more if someone hasn’t filled out the survey etc. The NSW Women’s Refuge Movement Resource Centre Research found that around 80% of domestic violence incidents go unreported.

  4. Inquiry question 3: How do we increase the level of crimes being reported? Programs like Crime Stoppers make it easy (just call), more convenient (24/7 &website) and anonymous (reducing fear of being attacked for reporting crime). Does it work? Yep! Crime Stoppers Annual Report 50,000 calls -> 300 arrests. These wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for crime stoppers. Perhaps an app for young people would increase their likelihood of reporting? Communities can also try to improve education about reporting crime (e.g. talks in schools about what a sexual assault is, and letting them know they wont be forced to sit in court with their attacker) this can lead to at least one more person reporting a crime. Increasing the number of successful cases against criminals this works in reducing the victims fear that their attacker will get off anyway, then attack again. Less than 50% of people convicted of sexual assault are sentenced to imprisonment, which sadly gives victims a good reason to not report their incident. Using Neighbourhood Watch programs to encourage locals to report crimes (leads to a decrease of 15-25% in crime!!)

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