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DARK FIGURE CRIME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Offences and crimes
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dark figure of crime
1, record 1, English, dark%20figure%20of%20crime
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hidden crime 2, record 1, English, hidden%20crime
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the dark figure of crime (or hidden crime) can be explained as those crimes that are not reported to the police or law enforcement agencies that may or may not have occurred in a specific period of time, whether only known to one person (victim) or more (witnesses) persons who may decide not to report such crimes. 2, record 1, English, - dark%20figure%20of%20crime
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Infractions et crimes
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chiffre noir de la criminalité
1, record 1, French, chiffre%20noir%20de%20la%20criminalit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- criminalité cachée 2, record 1, French, criminalit%C3%A9%20cach%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- criminalité méconnue 2, record 1, French, criminalit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9connue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour qu'un crime puisse faire partie des statistiques officielles, trois étapes successives liées à ce processus doivent être franchies : le crime doit être détecté, être signalé aux autorités policières et ces dernières doivent l'enregistrer dans leurs dossiers officiels. Lorsque ces trois étapes ne sont pas franchies, le crime fait alors partie du chiffre noir de la criminalité, c'est-à-dire l'ensemble des crimes commis qui ne figurent pas dans les statistiques officielles. 3, record 1, French, - chiffre%20noir%20de%20la%20criminalit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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