Reporting on Offenses in Police Departments

Numerical Strength of Small Police Departments

Table 3.110 - Offenses known to police in cities over 100,000 population, 2001 and 2002

Arson theft theft Burglary assault Robbery rape slaughter Index Population Year City vehicle Larceny-Aggravated Forcible man-Crime Motor negligent Total and non

Status offenses.

Public policy is unsettled with regard to juvenile status offenders--children who are subject to juvenile court jurisdiction for noncriminal behavior such as running away from home, incorrigibility, truancy, and curfew violation. In 1974, the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act initiated a national policy of status offender "deinstitutionalization," supporting the developmen...

Predictors of Police Reporting Among Hispanic Immigrant Victims of Violence

The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of police reporting among Hispanic immigrant victims of violence. A sample of 127 Hispanic immigrants was generated through a chain-referral procedure in the city of Hempstead, New York. Participants were asked about their most recent victimization experiences, and detailed information was collected on up to three incidents. The analyses were ...

Reporting Assaults Against Juveniles to the Police Barriers and Catalysts

Reporting crimes to the police is a two-smgep~ocess. Wctirns and familiesfirst resognize whethera crime hasoccurredand, $so, are influencedby a variety of conviderations in deciding whether to report it. In a national sample ofphysical andsexuel assaults againstjuveniles. recognilion of the assault ar a crime war more likely for episodes inwlving adolescent (vs. preadoiescent) victirns, adult a...