oh helllll no..imagine if dis is true? dang

[evanovitch]

Under-reporting of crime distorting stats – Green
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Head of the Major Investigations Taskforce (MIT) Assistant Commissioner (ACP) Les Green says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is moving to rid the organization of dishonest practices that result in the under-reporting of criminal offences.

According to ACP Green, under-reporting of certain felonies has serious implications for the overall reporting of criminal statistics due to the perceived distortions in crime figures.

This is why he says, the Police High Command has been instituting oversight procedures to ensure that crimes reported to the Force are properly tabulated.

The senior crime investigator however pointed out that the figures for murders and shootings have not been distorted.

&quot;<span style="font-weight: bold">Murder figures are pretty accurate but I know that here is a lot of under reporting of other crimes</span> ... it's wide spread and a big concern and that's why the Commission brought in crime receipts so that anyone who reports a crime now gets a receipt so we can have a better record,&quot; he said.

ACP Green contends that deficiencies in the internal systems of the JCF make the problem more widespread.

&quot;We just haven't had that rigorous reporting process and also, we don't have a computerized system for recording a crime ... the details are entered into the station diary and it's the duty of station and the officer in charge of that division to make sure that it's transferred to a crime book.&quot;

[evanovitch]

Re: oh helllll no..imagine if dis is true? dang

so is juss open season a yaad den, cause if di daily reports not frightening enuff, u can imagine if dem did a tell wi di actualllllll numbas of wat a gwane....danggggg

[RichD]

Re: oh helllll no..imagine if dis is true? dang

what are the daily numbers of other crimes ?

[evanovitch]

Re: oh helllll no..imagine if dis is true? dang

dem neva include it in dis piece...but how much underreporting can a gwane..fi real...is warzone den

[RichD]

Re: oh helllll no..imagine if dis is true? dang

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">dem neva include it in dis piece...but how much underreporting can a gwane..fi real...is warzone den </div></div> mi tink sey if yuh a draw dat conclusion you have some point of reference on the other crimes

[evanovitch]

Re: oh helllll no..imagine if dis is true? dang

let me explain mi generalisation...sigh...awrite...if weh dem a tell wi a gwane is NOT all dat a gwane cause dere is MORE dat dem no tell wi, den wi is in bigggg chubble....dat is di gist of all mi a try seh and di actual numbas no needed fi mek di reality any more scary....i.e. mi reacting to di reality of di underreporting claim

[RichD]

Re: oh helllll no..imagine if dis is true? dang

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">let me explain mi generalisation...sigh...awrite...if weh dem a tell wi a gwane is NOT all dat a gwane cause dere is MORE dat dem no tell wi, den wi is in bigggg chubble....dat is di gist of all mi a try seh and di actual numbas no needed fi mek di reality any more scary....i.e. mi reacting to di reality of di underreporting claim </div></div> so you need to look at the reported numbers to get a perception of the relative threat ?


so suppose yuh hear dat there were 1500 robberies and the number reported was 1100..how that change your perception of the threat level?

[evanovitch]

Re: oh helllll no..imagine if dis is true? dang

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">let me explain mi generalisation...sigh...awrite...if weh dem a tell wi a gwane is NOT all dat a gwane cause dere is MORE dat dem no tell wi, den wi is in bigggg chubble....dat is di gist of all mi a try seh and di actual numbas no needed fi mek di reality any more scary....i.e. mi reacting to di reality of di underreporting claim </div></div> so you need to look at the reported numbers to get a perception of the relative threat ?


so suppose yuh hear dat there were 1500 robberies and the number reported was 1100..<span style="font-weight: bold">how that change your perception of the threat level?</span> </div></div>

mek mi scared cause di deficiency in reporting mean a deficiency in collating wich mean a deficiency in planning cause u planning gwine to fall shawt....dat sound reasonable fi u now

anyway u look at it, wid crime being such an issue, how u gwine to fight wat u cannot measure...how u a budget fi wat u no know...oops...juss memba seh wen we budget dese days, is juss fi play...no money an wat we have ongle go one direction...mea culpa