POLICE FORCE IN THE WEST MIDLANDS

Police Force in the West Midlands

Abstract

The paper discusses that having a family member involved in crime increases the risk that other members of the family will also engage in criminal activity. The Basis of the research is the police force in the west midlands. All police officers were asked to give a questionnaire to all people arrested over a month period. The questionnaire asked to identify any relatives who had been convicted of a crime. The crimes were categorised by the researchers into four groups.

Table of Content

INTRODUCTION4

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE4

METHODS6

DISCUSSION7

RESULTS7

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS8

REFERENCES10

Police Force in the West Midlands

Introduction

When parents worry that their children are kidnapped, usually fear of foreigners hiding in the alley or the man with pockets full of candy to lure children into the yard. In fact, the greatest threat too many families, "states very close to home and family from criminal activities. According to a U. S. Ministry of Justice in 1999, the overall incidence of missing children, more than 203,000 children are abducted each year by a parent or family member, over 78 percent of child abductions. Many agencies of law enforcement still consider kidnappings of relatives of a domestic issue which should be resolved between parents and their lawyers.

Review of the Literature

Many believe that a child is in grave danger if the perpetrator is a family member. (Amanda, 2007) Unfortunately, this is not true, and these cases continue to endanger the lives of our children. Research shows that the most common motive in the kidnapping of the family is not love for the child but rather an act of anger and revenge against the other parent. More than half of the parents concerned have a history of domestic violence, substance abuse or criminal record. The physical and sexual abuse can and do occur in these abductions. (Amanda, 2007)

Enforcement is often the families of victims are addressed first place after criminal activity or when a threat is detected. You have the ability and responsibility to help recover the child and to recognize and discourage such behavior by family members taking account of criminal activity. Recognizing that the criminal activities of the family is a serious crime, and respond as such, (Walker, 2005, 50) staff can become the first line of defense for children at risk of family crime.

To break the emotional bond with the left behind parents, and to perpetuate their own control, some family members will coach the child into "disclosing" abuse by the other parent. Abducted children are often told that the other parent is dead or does not really love. As the child adapts quickly to the mode of life of a fugitive, deception becomes a part of life. They are taught to be afraid of those they should trust, including police, doctors, teachers and counselors. (Walker, 2005, 50)

Abducted children are often given new identities. This can have profound and sometimes disabling psychological impact on the critical stages of child ...