Meaning of no-crime | Babel Free

Definitions

To determine that an alleged crime, especially a sexual assault or rape, should not be prosecuted as a crime (e.g. because the victim has withdrawn their complaint).

UK

Examples

“Nevertheless, if the recommendations of the Working Party had been strictly observed, no reported cases in 1986 should have⟳ been 'no-crimed' on the basis of the victim withdrawing her complaint.”

“Gregory and Lees (1999) suggest⟳ that, in contrast, the high rates of 'no criming' for rape and sexual assault demonstrate⟳ the low priority attached by the police to these offences.”

“According to these figures, in Lincolnshire, for example, 26% of all reported rapes were no-crimed in 2012–13 and 20% were no-crimed in 2011–12. This contrasts with Merseyside, where 4% reported rape crimes were no-crimed in 2012–13 ...”

“Of cases reported, half to two-thirds are “no-crimed” or, in US parlance, “unfounded” or determined to be “baseless” by the police (Brown, 2010; Kelly et al., 2010).”

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