What is a crime related incident?

4.1 The term Crime Related Incident (CRI) is described as a record of a reported incident where a crime is alleged to have taken place which, on the balance of probabilities would normally amount to a notifiable offence but, due to certain circumstances, a crime has not been recorded.

What does Avi stand for police?

The process of removing a crime from force systems, known as ‘no-criming’, is conducted when there is subsequent evidence that a crime did not take place. ‘Additional verifiable information’ (AVI) is required to support a no-crime.

What does police incident mean?

The police use ‘incident’ to talk about possible crimes, if they’re not yet sure if a crime has been committed. “Police are looking into the incident.” It means that they are investigating to see if someone has committed a crime.

What is the GREY figure of crime?

Abstract. Chapter four assesses crime recording decisions made by police officers at HBA incidents. It exposes the ‘grey figure’ of crime, which are incidents reported to officers but not necessarily subjected to a crime report.

What is the principal crime rule?

In determining the most serious crime, the most serious violent crime (including rape) should generally take precedence over the most serious property crime. This Principal Crime Rule would not normally be applied to victimless crimes.

What does Ost stand for in police?

The Force will comply with legislation, standards and appropriate techniques for the use of personal protective equipment and for Officer Safety Training (OST) and Police Support Unit (PSU) training.

What does Abo stand for in police?

Listen. An AVO is an Apprehended Violence Order. It is an order to protect victims of domestic violence when they are fearful of future violence or threats to their safety. They are sometimes called restraining orders or protection orders.

What is the dark figure of crime in sociology?

The dark figure of crime is a term that is used by crime experts and the sociologists to illustrate the number of committed crimes that are never reported or are never discovered and this puts into doubt the effectiveness and efficiency of the official crimes data.

What is a principal Offence?

Principal offence refers to the most serious offence type for which a person has been proceeded against during the reference period. This is determined through the ranking of offences in the National Offence Index (NOI).