Originally Posted by
HeliComparator
as opposed to detecting crime (viz Manchester police's recent admission that less than 1/2 of reported crime is investigated).
In my experience as a police officer less than half of reported crime has any realistic leads to follow. It's another number plucked and manipulated to make it seem like somebody isn't doing what they're paid for.
Turn up at burglary-view POE/disturbed areas-call CSI if appropriate-take statement- do house to house-give advice-arrange for boarding up/locksmith etc.-ensure support is there (SNT/family etc.) - record crime & submit. Await results from CSI/house to house/local intel etc. If none then no further investigation. What is there to investigate?
What they mean is there is no investigation past initial enquiries, because those enquiries have exhausted all reasonable lines in the first instance. We can't invent evidence or magic it up (some people's opinions notwithstanding!).
And now, back to your regularly scheduled AS332/EC225 pondering.