Social Sciences (Comparative Research Approaches)
Violent crime is of hot issue nowadays in the society and it is important for people to have good amount of awareness with regards to crime rates in order to have basis of conviction to always keep an eye in the community and society they belong. The initial goal and purpose of this comparative report indication is on Hong Kong violent crime in comparison to British violent crime , crime statistics of the year 2007 up to first half of this year, 2008 upon determining numbers of percentage rates from wherein there indications of people committing or involved in violent crime. The two earlier periods can be from 2006 to 2007 There needs assumption of current trends of HK crime in comparison to British crime trends The table below shows interim comparison to certain violent crime rates of Hong Kong and England and Wales (British) as being statistically presented through percentage ratios, violent crime rates assume a definite number of connected and related links that has been crafted and recorded by the Hong Kong Police Force and the British Crime Society, integrating relevant information to England and Wales crime trends.
Refer to the below for an example comparison, comparative analysis pointers
Table: Violent Crime Rate in statistical presentation (Hong Kong and England/Wales (British): 2006, 2007 and 2008 percentage ratios, comparison)
1st period
2nd Period
Current period – 1st
half
Hong Kong
215.6%
216.5%
2.7%
England and Wales (British)
8%
8-12%
12%
Table Legend:
Blue – 1st period (2006) crime rate
Orange – 2nd period (2007) crime rate
Red – Current period (2008) crime rate
The similarities can be found with number of incidence cases of violent crime as there may look beyond the affected population of the violent crime rates as well as detection from the table above crime rates in England and Wales from the first period up to the current period assume similar percentage ratios of violent crime of eight percent and twelve percent, this numbers shows that there is slow movement of crime cases adhering to violence and maybe of static outcome or few changes as viewed in statistical frequencies. For one proof, the number of ‘British Crime Society violent crimes experienced by adults has decreased by 12 percent between 2006/07 and 2007/08 BCS interviews, police recorded violence against the person fell by eight per cent between 2006/07 and 2007/08’ (2008 ). Indeed, in Hong Kong, slight similarities to the crime rates found during the year 2006 and 2007 respectively which of same domain of 200 little statistics outcome difference is manifested of 15.6% in 2007 and 16.5% in 2007 meanwhile visible difference in percentage can be observed in the year 2008, of just 2.7 percent.
For England and Wales, certain trend strikes as such terms of violence trends from BCS show that the number of violent crimes increased and substantial declines were being known and recorded as there follows similar patterns of crime incidents as of the present in comparison to the past for instance, several estimated case assaults resulted into 481,000 based on the 2007/08 BCS. Similarities of HK and England Wales crime rates is not indicated in the percentage ratios but by basically of the periods (see, table legend above) and the type of crime the two countries represent on the other hand, noticeable differences points out directly to the crime ratios as huge percent discrepancies are truly recognizable (see table above).
There emphasizes large scale difference when it comes to violent crime rates and for the interpretation, it can be noted that Hong Kong crime is more different than British crime for one, it can be that the two countries are not within the same continent and that geographically the countries jurisdiction and laws towards committing a crime is manifested and executed into diverse context as well as application but, one good similar points is that Hong Kong and British particularly in England and Wales, these countries have promulgated strict laws and standards when it comes to detection, measuring and resolving crime cases and scenarios and that these countries in one point or another, have acquired similar methods for assessing and evaluating crime situations into practice and contribution modification process. Thus, ideal focus are in describing and explaining the nature and prevalence of crime as recorded by law enforcement groups and reported by crime victims. The public's fear and perceived risks of crime are influential elements in the response to crime. These responses may not reflect objective or actual risks because of distortions and manipulations of the crime experience by the media and sometimes the relevant agencies. Crime then is a threat to social order and development as well as a problem of individual pathology or risk. Another similar notion of HK and British crime can be within years past as there about 12 percent from certain government expenditure, devoted to the maintenance of security, there measures show that the number of crimes of violence has increased but rates based on police records indicate a reduced risk of violent crime.
Several reasons have been suggested to account for the lower than expected levels of crime in a densely populated urban environment such as Hong Kong. The protective value of cultural and ethnic homogeneity combined with the preservation of traditional Confucianism values and extended kinship structures may be significant but also may be weakening. Despite imperial origins, policing in Hong Kong followed the example of the British constabulary in stressing deference to the rule of law, the vigorous suppression of serious crime, and the preference for prevention and peace-keeping over pro-active crime control. This ideology was influential and widely endorsed within the policing institution particularly as the professionalism and localization of police in Hong Kong begun in the 1930s continued more vigorously in the post-war ( and 1996) Then, better challenge remains in unravelling which of these factors and others are crucial in protecting modern cities and societies from the costs of violent crime. It is true that patterns or trends in such police recorded violent crime for example can be very difficult to interpret, as they have been distorted by a number of factors. It is important to consider underlying issues when interpreting trends.
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