Crime Reduction & Community Safety

Unit 8:
Crime Reduction &
Community Safety

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK ONE......................................................................................................................................3
Section 1: Recording Crime...................................................................................................3
Section 2: The Philosophy of Community Policing...............................................................4
Section 3: Effectiveness of Crime Reduction Strategies........................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERNCES...................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The philosophy of community policing prevents crime and resolves the evolving problem in
the community. This philosophy is based on the belief that police and community must work
collaboratively in order to solve the contemporary issues faced by the society keeping in view
the changing environment. Effective policing led to positive ambiance on reducing crime and
also helps to reduce the fear of crime from the minds of people. Not only it prevent but also aims
to enhance quality of life within the community.
Today, the fear of crime is the burning issue in the society and this fear of crime is seen as
emotion response to crime (Aspholm and Mattaini, 2017). According to the survey report crime
rate is fallen since the coronavirus outbreak yet the fear of crime remains the same. The report
examines that the reduction of crime is not reflected in the public’s fear of crime.
TASK ONE
Section 1: Recording Crime
Describe how crime is recorded by police and explain how Crime Survey for England and
Wales offers an alternative method of measuring crime.
The police force in UK have the best crime recording system in the world which delivers the
accurate statistics and fulfil the core needs of the victims. The crime is recorded by the police in
order to ensure the victims receives the expected services what they deserve. Further formulates
effective policies and strategies to reduce crime. The methods used to measure crime are:
Official Statistics
It is one way to measure crime by comparing the statistics from the government
formulated bodies and agencies, such as police, courts and others. The strength of this method is
that it is based on the facts devised from the trusted governmental bodies and agencies which can
be relied upon and thus, considered as reliable source. It is more objective method among other
methods because it does not record crime on the basis of inaccurate personal measures. For
example such reports which led biasness against the criminals (Baumer and et. al., 2018). The
weakness of this method is that the report is formulated on the basis of reported crime, but the
police underestimates the evidence from the crime which need to be recorded effectively.
According to survey police does not act in effective manner in recording crimes which causes
flaw in the formation of report. Further evidence from the courts are also underestimated either

criminals are not convicted unless or until they commit several crimes or they are convicted just
because police exercise their power in an ineffectively manner. For example police empower
with stop and search power uses it in irrational manner and convict on basis of racial
discrimination. Also the figures gathered are sometimes distorted as recording policies differs
within different police forces. The government even trigger results in order to suit their election
campaign.
Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW)
This method formerly known as British Crime Survey (BCS), another method which can
be used for measuring crime which gathers the information from the victims themselves in
response of the crime they have experienced. The survey asked 5000 people in England and
Wales about their crime experiences and whether they have reported about the crime to police.
Anecdotally, the number of reporting crimes was increased in 2000 because of change and
evolution of strategies and rules while governing the measure for crime, recording and reporting
of crime by public. One of its strength that survey provides decent representation of the crime
incurring in England and Wales and its effect on people. This method eliminates the sampling
biasness while measuring the crime (Bennett and et. al., 2018). The weakness in respect of this
method is inaccurate sample as people unable to recall the memories of actual crime because it is
too painful which led lack of details of the events that occurred. Forgotten details of the events is
also reason of inaccurate data. The freak sample of surveys does not portrays the true picture of
the entire population.
The difference of measuring crime between the official statistics and crime survey is dark
figure of crime i.e. the official figures. The fluctuation of figures occurs when police
ineffectively or do not record crime or sometimes all victims do not report the crime to the
police. There are many reasons behind police not recording crime such as minor crime are not
recorded or sometimes they record against the policy. Also victims do not take reporting of crime
seriously or they face threat and others in reporting the crime. Thus, neither method of measuring
crime is reliable and there are numerous crime which remains unrecorded by either police or
victim fails to report to the police because of various reasons (Clear, 2018).
Section 2: The Philosophy of Community Policing
Impact of crime and disorder on victims