Crime Reporting and Recording
Process to Report and Record a Crime
by who?
Report Crime
National Intelligence Model
A guide to the National intelligence Model (NIM)
Crime Recording
The impact of Crime Recording on Crime Reduction
Crime Recording Process
Full training for staff tasked with recording crime eg customer care skills, investigative skills, victim support knowledge
Crime classification
Crime management units
An auditable user-friendly system
Crime Recording Standards
How they reduce crime.
How they impacted nationally upon the police and the effects on statistics
What are the standards then?
National Crime Reporting Standard
National Crime Recording Standards (NCRS)
Police Link
What there was before the NCRS
Why do we need Crime Recording Standards (Spec)
Crimes recorded based on balance of probability, circumstances amounting to a crime as defined by law, no evidence to the contrary
To co-ordinate reporting of crime from victim, witnesses, third parties
To emphasise a victim orientated approach to crime reporting
To promote greater consistency between police forces
What are Crime Recording Standards?
Reporting Crime
How do you report a crime?
Report
•modus operandi – this field should be as complete as possible because it often forms the basis for identifying suspects.
•location
•who reported the crime and the method
•how the crime was reported
•time, day, date of recording
•time, day, date of incident
•name
3.Do not attempt to stop the criminal, record, stay out of sight, and report.
2.Use technology... most cell phones have cameras or even video... record what you see.
1.If possible, write down what you see as soon as possible after you observe the crime
Ways to report a crime
Phone the local Community Safety Unit
Contacting the Police in Person-Police station?
Phoning the Police on a non-urgent line
Calling 999
Difference in context between urgent and non-urgent
Non-urgent
Crimes that do not require an immediate emergency response
Internet Crime
Hacking
Virus Writing
Child Pornography
Fraud
Urgent
When someone life or well-being is being or is in danger of being compromised
etc.
Robbery
Violence
Suspected terrorist activity
Assignment Task 12.2 Reporting and Recording Crime
D2
Evaluate the impact of national crime recording on crime reduction.
Evaluate the impact of crime recording and crime reduction.
M2
Describe how the National Crime Recording Standards impacted nationally upon the police service and the effect on crime statistics.
Describe the impact on the Police Service
Describe the impact on crime statistics
P4
Identify the process involved to report and record crime.
Identify the different processes to record crime
Standards set by the National Intelligence Model
National Crime Recording Standards used
Identify the different processes to report crime
Different methods of reporting
