200010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Motor Vehicle Theft, Homicide
6 Apr 2019
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Homicide is among the most serious of all crimes. Preventing homicide and other lethal violence remains a key priority for. The nhmp collects data on the following: all cases resulting in a person or persons being charged with murder or manslaughter. The national coronial information system (ncis) has allowed coronial findings, including toxicology and autopsy reports, to be accessed online since 1 july 2001. Prior to 2001, the aic accessed paper-based coroners files for the period 1 july. Where appropriate, the data are further supplemented by media reports, which are monitored daily by staff at the aic. The accuracy of nhmp data is ensured through a quality control process that involves crosschecking the information contained in police offence records with other data sources. These supplementary sources may include post-mortem coronial reports, information provided by other divisions of the police services (such as statistical services, homicide squads or major crime units and firearms registries) and media reports.
