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The Dark Figure of Crime


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The Dark Figure of Crime
Discusses the dark figure of crime, the volume of crimes that get committed, but go unreported, in Britain and Europe.
2,315 words (approx. 9.3 pages) | 7 sources | APA | 2004 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper talks about the distorted picture created of the crime conditions in Europe and, in particular, in Britain, as a result of the volume of crimes that are committed, but unreported. The paper explains some of the reasons that crimes go unreported and how these unreported crimes, commonly referred to as 'the dark figure of crime', affect the overall picture of crime in a country. An example is given of U.S. crime rates, where violent crime rates have always been perceived to be high, but, in actuality, are lower than violent crime rates in industrialized nations in Europe.

From the Paper:

"The amount of crime in society gets known when it is reported to the police, through public response to victim surveys and studies of offenders who admit committing crime, and when transmitted to other agencies, such as hospital accident wards, battered women's refuge centers and similar ones (Young 2001). Other than these, the amount of crime committed is unknown. That unknown volume (of crime) that does not get reported, thus not registered, in criminal statistics, constitutes the dark figure of crime."

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APA Citation:

The Dark Figure of Crime (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 09, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Dark-Figure-of-Crime/54702

MLA Citation:

"The Dark Figure of Crime" 15 January 2012. Web. 09 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Dark-Figure-of-Crime/54702>




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