Just been watching channel 4's Dispatches on "Lawless Britain" which highlights the Police's policy of "screening out" crime which means there is a certain percentage within each category of crime which each police force simply don't investigate due to budget cuts and lack of resources. For instance official figures reveal that Sussex Police routinely "screen out" 50% of all reported burglaries.
Police forces actively encourage victims of crime to do their own detective work, gathering evidence
such as cctv footage etc. The problem is even after a victim has gathered really strong cctv or other evidence on the police's behalf, the police still dont pursue the reported crime which leaves the victim extremely frustrated after all the work they've put in trying to make the police's job easier.
Being on the end of such a lack of police response must drive a lot of people to vigilantism which only perpetuates more crime being committed, possibly by the original victim. Ironically it can be the case that the police will then respond to the crime committed by the original victim, but still ignore the original crime which provoked the victim's reaction, which was also provoked by the police's lack of action to the crime committed against them.
Have you ever resorted to vigilantism or seriously considered vigilantism as a result of being a victim of crime or being close to someone who was?
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/lawless-britain-where-are-the-police-channel-4-dispatches
Police forces actively encourage victims of crime to do their own detective work, gathering evidence
such as cctv footage etc. The problem is even after a victim has gathered really strong cctv or other evidence on the police's behalf, the police still dont pursue the reported crime which leaves the victim extremely frustrated after all the work they've put in trying to make the police's job easier.
Being on the end of such a lack of police response must drive a lot of people to vigilantism which only perpetuates more crime being committed, possibly by the original victim. Ironically it can be the case that the police will then respond to the crime committed by the original victim, but still ignore the original crime which provoked the victim's reaction, which was also provoked by the police's lack of action to the crime committed against them.
Have you ever resorted to vigilantism or seriously considered vigilantism as a result of being a victim of crime or being close to someone who was?
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/lawless-britain-where-are-the-police-channel-4-dispatches