08-15-2006, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by WagnerX5
Probably has a lot to do with th United States simply not shooting people in the street. Take a look at other countries and see how they deal with crime. The United States is one of the few that actually will imprison people. Other nations simply kill them and call it a day. That is the difference. It is easy to say 'this country has the highest prison poplulation' when you don't have to quote what numbers other nations simply take out of the game.
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Interesting info that supports what you're saying:
Problematic comparisons
Comparing recorded crime rates between countries is fraught with difficulties. This is so for a number of reasons:
Countries have different legal and criminal justice systems. Crime definitions vary from one country to the next. For example, a serious assault in one country could be recorded as an attempted murder somewhere else. Moreover, what constitutes a recordable crime in one country might not be a criminal offence in another.
The likelihood of victims reporting crime, and the police recording them, is not the same in every country. Crime victims are less likely to report crime in a country with an oppressive or incompetent police force than in a country where the police is helpful and trustworthy. The distances people have to travel to the nearest police station, and the availability of transport to get there, is another factor which can affect crime reporting rates.
Multiple offences are not recorded uniformly in all countries. In some countries only the most serious offence reported in a single incident is recorded while in others all offences reported are recorded.
Differences in data quality between countries is also a factor. In developed countries recorded crimes are entered in a computerised database and channelled to a central point for analysis. In many less developed countries crime statistics are recorded on paper which can easily result in the loss of some of the statistics.
Crime statistics are only one measurement of police performance — and a limited one at that. Victim surveys are another valuable measurement and should be used in conjunction with crime statistics to make up for the shortcomings of the former. Victim surveys provide information on crimes which have not been reported to the police. It is estimated that victim surveys uncover between 60% and 70% more crime than that reported by official sources.
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