Real or False Image of Police Recorded Crime What Do the Crime Data Show?

• Published in: Kriminologija I Socijalna Integracija Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 221 - 234
• Main Author: Stefanovska, Vesna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zagreb University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences 31.12.2019; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet
• Subjects: Community research; Constructivism; Crime; Criminal statistics; data manipulation; Decision making; Manipulation; Organizational effectiveness; Organizational structure; Performance indicators; Police; police discretion; police statistics; Priorities; reported crime; Situation; Situational factors; White collar crime

The process of police crime recording is a research issue in many studies within the expert and research community. Since police crime statistics are a product of police practice to record crime, the question how to measure, count and record all reported crimes in an objective and accurate manner in...