On Farting

Victims, the Criminal Process, and Restorative Justice

“…Of note, a significantly higher proportion of adults were satisfied (77%) with police contact when they were contacted by the police, than when they themselves initiated contact (66% were satisfied), and this pattern is consistent with findings from the BCS (Allen, 2007).…”

“…In 60% of reported crime where the victim had faceto-face contact with the police, they said they were very or fairly satisfied with how the police handled the matter compared with 42% of reported crime where the victim did not have this contact. This pattern is similar to findings from the BCS (Allen, 2007). All SCJS crime where the police came to know about the matter (base 1,431); reported crime where the victim had face-to-face contact with the police (1,114); reported crime where the victim had no face-to-face contact with the police 310 Satisfaction with the police handling of reported crime varied by groups of crime.…”