tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6085736742671723239..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Unpunished police misconduct drives down crime reporting ratesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75435792378959876112017-08-05T06:42:18.306-05:002017-08-05T06:42:18.306-05:00In a "get tough on crime" culture, the p...In a "get tough on crime" culture, the pressure to clear cases quickly leads to more innocent people being accused, convicted and sentenced. That means that the perpetrators have a better chance of getting away with their crimes if they use a little forethought.Steven Michael Seyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809935502307219692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43043920570851934102017-08-04T10:43:55.668-05:002017-08-04T10:43:55.668-05:00It would be interesting to analyze whether unpunis...It would be interesting to analyze whether unpunished police misconduct affects crime clearance rates. Just as people may not report crimes to police because they fear and distrust them, I'd think people would similarly not cooperate with police in investigating crimes, which would presumably lead to lower clearance rates. Lower clearance rates would then lead to higher crime rates because criminals would have less reason to fear being caught.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459505653607803479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54818284519660157102017-08-04T08:40:25.030-05:002017-08-04T08:40:25.030-05:00From that summary, it seems as though the decline ...From that summary, it seems as though the decline had more to do with the media coverage than "unpunished police misconduct."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-39712454903978564762017-08-04T05:35:21.669-05:002017-08-04T05:35:21.669-05:00This is a phenomenon I have witnessed on a persona...This is a phenomenon I have witnessed on a personal scale. Many people who have suffered from police misconduct would rather take it upon themselves to secure their own safety than trust a police officer. Just yesterday I sat with my neighbor who is being terrorised by a dope dealer while I called the city police to help her report the crime. She fears the police more than she fears the criminal.Steven Michael Seyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809935502307219692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69946960435840045722017-08-03T10:52:15.535-05:002017-08-03T10:52:15.535-05:00What a tired response. Crime victim surveys show t...What a tired response. Crime victim surveys show the same drop in crime as reported crime, so no, this doesn't undercut the reality of falling crime. Get a life. Plus, the study found that the public's non-reporting reaction was short-term. After a year they began again.<br /><br />In the real world, prison closures happen because there's slack in the system. And even if you were right about crime rates (you're not), no one builds prisons to house people whose crimes go unreported.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82866774136632716952017-08-03T10:29:28.495-05:002017-08-03T10:29:28.495-05:00So the inference is that crime rates aren't as...So the inference is that crime rates aren't as low as they really seem? Kind of undercuts your argument in support of closing prisons, doesn't it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com