Most crimes go unreported and most offenders escape punishment

Evidence

If legal sanctions are to deter, they must be credible. Zimring and Hawkins (1973) document that the perpetrators of most criminal activities run only a small risk of being caught and punished. About half of crimes committed are never even reported. The culprits of many reported crimes cannot be found. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1376

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Most rapes, assaults, and thefts go unreported to police. — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 809; Most reported crimes are never solved by arrest — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 825