Thinking about the fall in crime Available to Purchase

– The purpose of this paper is to review reasons why there has been a fall in the volume of recorded crime in the UK and other liberal economies.

– Published relevant sources are reviewed and commented upon.

– It is argued that the present means of recording conventional categories of crime fails to identify newer crime types such as digital fraud and to a smaller extent the victimisation of businesses and crimes committed by gangs.

– It is suggested that present policy and practice in recording crime will give an incomplete picture of overall offending methods and that a review is required together with proactive approaches to identifying crime levels.