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72 Ala. L. Rev. 47 (2020-2021)
How Effective Are Police? The Problem of Clearance Rates and Criminal Accountability

handle is hein.journals/bamalr72 and id is 57 raw text is: HOW EFFECTIVE ARE POLICE? THE PROBLEM OF CLEARANCE RATES AND CRIMINAL ACCOUNTABILITY Shima Baradaran Baughman INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 48 I. How TO MEASURE POLICE EFFECTIVENESS..............................................55 A. Dening Clearance Rates.............................................................................56 B. The Problems of Clearance Rates ............................................................. 59 C. Criminal Accountabiky: Police Effectiveness at Solving Crime...............65 1. K now n C rim es......................................................................................66 2. C onviction R ates...................................................................................69 3. Imprisonment Rates..............................................................................70 4. Crime Resolution Rates........................................................................71 II. MEASURING CRIMINAL ACCOUNTABILITY .............................................. 73 A. Reported and Known Crimes........................................................................74 B. True CriminalAccountabikt y Rates ............................................................83 1. Standard Arrest Rates .........................................................................85 2. True Arrest Rates........................................................................... 86 3. Standard Clearance Rate.................................................................. 88 4. True Clearance Rates ...........................................................................90 5. Standard Conviction Rates...................................................................92 6. True Conviction Rates.................................................................... 93 7. Criminal Accountability .......................................................................95 III. THE PATH FORWARD FOR CRIMINAL ACCOUNTABILITY .........................99 A. The Neglect of Crime Accountability...................................................... 99 B. Thoughts and Counterthoughts on Poice Effectiveness ................................104 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................111 APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................113 47

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