2007-03-24 10:45:34 · 13 answers · asked by mz.koffee 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Police rather solve simple crimes because they are behind the worst ones. 9 out of 10 police officers will accept a bribe or make a deal with someone on the low.
2007-03-24 10:49:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mz. Wright 1 · 4⤊ 7⤋
I'm not quite sure what you mean by a 'stupid crime' or who makes that determination. What may seem like a 'stupid crime' to you is something that may seem quite serious or even tramatic to the person who has been victimized. Someone having their wallet stolen maybe a 'stupid crime' but I assure you that the victim feels differently. Or maybe giving traffic tickets to speeders is solving a 'stupid crime' until one of these people slams into the rear of your car because he can't stop quick enough then it becomes important to you. How would you feel if the officer who showed up to investigate your accident told you not to worry about it. It's just a stupid little accident. Something as common place as a motor vehicle accident may seem like a 'stupid crime' to you but it can be quite tramatic to the victim who has probably never been involved in a accident or never had interactions with the police but they deserve to have the accident investigated to the best of the officer's ability. The police are hired to do a job and they can't just shrug off a complaint even if it does seem like a 'stupid crime'. Most police officers would much rather be solving high profile murder cases but the reality is solving the 'stupid crime' is important also and the reality is the crime isn't so stupid when you're the victim.
2007-03-24 14:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by Milo F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The police try to solve any crime they can. To think they are not trying to solve serious violent crimes is asinine. Perhaps there are a few Billy-Bob towns here and there that don't care to solve crimes involving unimportant victims, but by and large serious crime IS investigated.
By "stupid crime", I assume you mean the petty and little things ... I guess something you or someone you care about has been charged with?
In any event, many lesser crimes are easier to solve because they involve known suspects or "stupid" suspects that leave lots of clues. Most petty crimes go unsolved (less than 20% clearance rates in most categories) because the police have no leads, and it is not cost effective to pursue the matter. Serious crimes tend to go slow when they do not involve known suspects or involve a lot of legwork, but these have a much higher clearance rate (approximately 45% for all violent crime, and as high as 62% for murder and manslaughter).
The police investigate leads. When leads do not exist they have to dig, or sit and wait. Solving serious crimes without suspects or leads takes a great deal of time. Solving the theft of a bicycle from the front yard by the neighborhood bike thief takes a lot less work and can be solved by the officer on the beat.
- Carl
2007-03-24 10:58:30 · answer #3 · answered by cdwjava 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The police are required to investigate all crimes, because all citizens should have equal protection. On the otherhand, major crimes do take priority but are alot more tedious and will take time.
Different sections in a department deal with different crimes. For example Homicide, Sex Crimes, Fraud & Forgery, are all part of detectives. Patrol deal with domestic dispute calls, traffic, etc. If a ton of people worked on one case, then it would be too confusing and lots of room for error and miscommunication. (Hinting to a certain, very publicized case) That is why there is a lead detective. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
2007-03-24 13:52:07 · answer #4 · answered by lovemytc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their are different divisions for every Law enforcement department.
The murder's and other bad crimes takes more time to solve because police have to unwrap the crime and do investigations to gather hard evidence. ( that could take decades to solve.)
Many times, they ask for people's to help with information.
That's maybe why you hear more of the "stupid" little crimes.
Smaller crimes are controlled by officers who are on patrol to make your neighborhoods a little safer...Maybe if their wasn't so many little crimes their wouldn't be so many bigger crimes.
2007-03-24 11:11:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Police try to solve all crime. Not just what you would phrase as stupid crimes. Even though what might be a stupid crime to you now maybe wouldnt be so stupid if it actually happened to you.
And things such domestic issues etc are easier to solve right away in comparison to murders, rapes etc.
Its not that they want to solve the minor crimes first-its that they are easier to solve so it appears they are putting more effort into it
2007-03-24 10:53:40 · answer #6 · answered by foolnomore2games 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What makes you think that? Police forces have special units such as "homicide division", "task forces" and such, where those police officers/investigators only try to solve the specialty of their unit. Furthermore, they only place the best of the best out of their force in the "Homicide" division.
Patrol officers or "street cops" are hired to patrol, assist and maintain order on the street level, not to investigate murders.
Maybe you just hear more about common crimes being solved rather than homicides...
2007-03-24 10:55:27 · answer #7 · answered by Jennifer M 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Police have to investigate all crimes reported, stupid or not. They do not enjoy wasting there time on these cases. It's a big waste of time and tax payers money.
2007-03-24 11:52:26 · answer #8 · answered by Bookworm4124 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They DO investigate serious crimes. However, it has been shown that failing to enforce 'minor' crimes attracts more serious crime. Criminals tend to 'push the envelope' of enforcement. When more 'minor' crimes are enforced, people are less likely to expect more serious crimes to go unpunished.
2007-03-24 13:22:15 · answer #9 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because in an election year the politician's always want the crime rate to be lower in their districts so they can say look what I have done, arrests are up and crime is down. it is all a numbers game.
2007-03-24 10:53:13 · answer #10 · answered by Sir Hard & Thick 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋