The Gun Fight in Washington. Your opinons?

They contend that only 50% are reported to police. DUH!

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They contend that only 50% are reported to police. DUH!

That is a guess with what backing?.....DUH yourself

No, it would be with well researched statistics.

U don't get the idea,
even when it is pointed out to u:
If the alleged crimes were NOT reported,
then HOW coud thay possibly have counted them
(to know any percentage) ?

All crime is under-reported. The 'unknown' figure of crime (i.e. the total reported and unreported crimes) is called the 'dark figure' of crime.

There are several ways to get at the dark figure. The most common is through representative victimization surveys. These are quite common in the US and Europe, and there are even some decent cross-national victimization surveys (ICVS). Victims surveys essentially ask respondents if they have been victimized over the past 12 months, in what way, and how many times.

Victimization surveys-if representative-can give a more accurate view of the prevalence of certain under-reported types of crime, such as sexual assault. Of course there will still be under-reporting (people will not want to tell interviewers about touchy subjects), and respondents are known to telescope (i.e. remember and recount events that happened outside the time period), but in general victimization surveys are considered a reliable source for under-reported crimes.

Another, lesser used option, is to get raw, anonymous accident and emergency data from hospitals (see Jonathan Shepherd's work). A&E data are limited of course by severity - not all sexual assault victims (or physical assault victims for that matter) will go to the emergency room for care. But again, it avoids the issues involved in reporting (particularly sensitive) crimes to the police.

U don't get the idea,
even when it is pointed out to u:
If the alleged crimes were NOT reported,
then HOW coud thay possibly have counted them
(to know any percentage) ?

Research on such subjects are done from different aspects and people, and the combined consistency provides them with the percentages.

It all depend on the researchers and the peer review if any as I already stated there had been history of studies paid for by DOJ grants that had been complete nonsense.

Okay, show us why they have "been complete nonsense?" Also, show us "your" research to refute their findings?

Footnote is every such study I had seen the DOJ placed a disclaimer at the head of the studies that they do not vouch for the results of those studies.

Drugs And Crime Facts, 1989
January 1, 1990 NCJ 121022

Victims of rape and assault were more likely than robbery victims to report that the offenders had used drugs or alcohol. In 43 percent of violent crimes, the victims reported that they did not know if the offender was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Victims of robbery were more likely than other victims to report that they did not know if the offenders had used drugs or alcohol. Most State prison inmates (54 percent) in 1986 reported that they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol or both at the time they committed the offense for which they were currently sentenced: 17 percent were under the influence of drugs only, and 18 percent were under the influence of drugs and alcohol. More than half (52 percent) of the State prisoners said they had taken illegal drugs during the month before committing the crime, and 43 percent said they had used drugs on a daily basis in that month. Drug offenders and burglars were the most likely to have been under the influence of drugs at the time of their offense. 18 source notes.

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