The encyclopedia article on the dark figure of crime, the volume of unreported and undetected crime absent from official statistics, a concept developed by Adolphe Quetelet.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_figure_of_crime
Source TypeEncyclopedia
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General encyclopedia: useful for uncontested factual detail, not a primary or scholarly source. Sources
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- Foundational Concepts, 5 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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