Clearance rates track whether a victim can identify the offender

Evidence

Even when crimes are reported, However, clearance rates differ from offense to offense. The highest eae ance rates are for victimless crimes; typically, the discovery (report) of the crime and the arrest are made simultaneously by a police officer. Arrest rates tend to be higher for violent crimes such as aggravated assault and rape, in which the victim may be able to identify the assailant, than for crimes against property—such as auto theft and burglary—which may occur without the presence of the victim. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1670

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘clearance rate’ and explains why it varies systematically across offense types.
• XREF: connects to: Victim identification capacity raises arrest rates for violent crimes — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1670; Most felony arrests occur at the scene or from victim identification — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1671; Identification might operate at a different level than researchers measured. — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 120 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Victim identification capacity raises arrest rates for violent crimes #corroborates (0.95) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1670
• Most felony arrests occur at the scene or from victim identification #corroborates (0.90) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1671
• Identification might operate at a different level than researchers measured. #qualifies (0.85) — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 120
• Perpetrator identity shifts victim assessment through moral disengagement, most among glorifiers #complicates (0.80) — Emanuele Castano, On the Perils of Glorifying the In-group, 50
• Reducing racial disparities in prosecution requires offense-specific, decision-point-level data #complicates (0.75) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 589