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During the last few years, research on reported crime has focused on the monitoring of racist offences. As part of its work on unreported crime, the crime and security research team has also been analysing material compiled by the Ministry of Justice and the National Research Institute of Legal Policy. The team has collected and analysed material for a research project on crime that targets children and young people. Two principal methods can be used for monitoring crime trends and the level of crime. Firstly, there are the registers compiled by the police and other information systems maintained by the authorities listing the number and type of offences reported to the police and the trends in these figures. Secondly, because most offences remain unreported and are thus not entered in the information systems maintained by the authorities, polls and interviews can be conducted among the general public to investigate unreported crime. Most common among these are crime victim surveys in which people are asked how they have been affected by crime and about e.g. their experiences with the authorities. The crime and security research team is headed by Juha Kääriäinen (PhD). The research projects in progress » Violence against Children  Back | Print page
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The research area of crime and security covers both reported and unreported crime. Ordinary citizens’ experiences of policing, factors shaping their experiences and the experiences of crime victims are also examined. Trust between citizens and the police is an important factor in the police operating environment.