02/28/2021
The public are almost always the cornerstone of the reporting of an incident, which is then escalated to the various law enforcement, security companies, traffic systems and media network (Radio/TV/Internet).
iSaw gives the public the ability to not only report in a crime or incident ANONYMOUSLY, but equally important if not more important, see what has been reported, no matter the location.
Given iSaw 100% incident reporting anonymity, the “reporter” eliminates all four reasons why people generally do not report in incidents (as discussed below). The public can now actively gain insight to different types of incidents by location, and in most cases, with iSaw Automated Notifications, avoid being caught up in an incident without being informed.
iSaw also acts as a soft intermediary between the Public and Law Enforcement/Security Companies without the public having to get directly involved.
With the sudden unprecedented increase in unemployment, stress and uncertainty, crime has increase 5 fold globally. iSaw gives the public the ability to know what is going on around them and be informed, as it happens. iSaw also gives the public the ability to share incidents as they happen, where under current reasoning and statistics (as discussed), over 60% would not have reported the incident.
Although iSaw has these features, iSaw is Not.
• iSaw is not a weather application.
• iSaw is not a traffic application.
• iSaw is not a map application (how to get from point A to B).
Today over 60% of all incidents are not reported in and/or recorded.
• There are four main reasons why people do not report their victimization to the police.
1. They don't want anyone to know: Emotional distress has a major influence on the behavior of crime victims, including whether the victim reports the crime at all. Emotions such as anxiety, shame and depression can prompt people to keep the crime hidden or to refuse to seek help from other sources, such as counselors or family members. Generally, victims are more likely to call the police when their crimes result in physical injuries that cannot be kept secret.
2. Fear of reprisal: Reporting a crime puts the victim into contact with the criminal justice system and potentially with the perpetrator, which can be scary. Many victims who fail to report their experiences do so because they worry about the repercussions or they do not want to get the perpetrator into trouble. Victims of s*xual assault and domestic violence often cite fear of reprisal as a reason for keeping their silence.
3. Believing the police could not or would not do anything: Victims who have little faith in the police system, believing it to be ineffective or inefficient, are less likely to report the crime.
4. Believing the crime is too trivial to report: Over 78 percent of vehicle thefts were reported to the police in 2018, but only 28.6 percent of petty theft crimes, such as taking cash without the victim’s immediate knowledge. This suggests that people have a perception of a hierarchy of crimes and so are much less likely to report minor crimes – those they do not believe are important enough to take to the police. The perceived “triviality” of a crime, personal connection to the culprit or fear of ongoing repercussions are among some of the key reasons why serious crimes often go by unprosecuted. Some victims are so convinced by the seeming invincibility of today’s top criminal attorneys they consider it largely a futile exercise to prosecute offenders – and a costly one, too.
• 54% of Violent hate crimes are not reported. A report claimed that many victims fail to report such crimes for both personal and institutional reasons, with some immigrants reluctant to get the police involved for fear of deportation.
• Hate crime is any incident perceived to have been committed against any person or property on the grounds of a particular person's ethnicity, s*xual orientation, gender identity, religion, political opinion or disability.
o Some of the different types of hate crime are:
o Disability Hate Crime
o Homophobic Hate Crime
o Sectarian Hate Crime
o Transphobic Hate Crime
o Religious Hate Crime
o Racist Hate Crime
• Property crime is another that often goes unreported.
o Defined as the “taking or destruction of one’s property” and considered to include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson, there are around 40 percent of such crimes that go unreported by victims every year. Often this is due to the belief that the crime is not considered “important enough” to bother law enforcement officers with. Other times, victims will have a personal relationship with the offender and be reluctant to get them in legal trouble.
• Sexual violence can have a profound effect on physical and mental health. Every victim’s experience is different, but many people experience complex short and long-term effects, and some people will have a severe reaction in the immediate aftermath, whilst others may not feel anything until the shock of the event wears off. Some common reactions to s*xual violence include:
o Depression and Anxiety
o Shame or guilt
o Flashbacks
o Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
o Self-harm
o Sexually Transmitted Infections
o Substance Abuse
o Dissociation or Withdrawal
o Eating Disorders or unhealthy diet related behaviors like vomiting or fasting
o Sleep Disorders
o Su***de
o Pregnancy
o Ge***al Injuries and gynecological complications
o Chronic Pain
o Migraines and other frequent headaches
o Research shows that Sexual Violence can also have social impact on its victims, including strained relationships with family and friends, lower likelihood of marriage, isolation or ostracism from family or community.
• ANYONE can become a victim of Domestic violence or Abuse, regardless of gender, age, ability, s*xual orientation, or ethnicity.
o Domestic violence or abuse is defined as any violent behavior within a family or relationship, including emotional abuse. This includes violence between a couple, or one family member abusing another. Child abuse falls under this category and happens when a child or young person is harmed, neglected, or bullied by a family member. You do not have to be physically harmed to be abused.
o Some examples of domestic abuse include:
Physical abuse: pushing, hitting, punching, kicking, choking and using weapons.
Sexual abuse: forcing or pressuring someone to have s*x (r**e), unwanted s*xual activity, touching, groping someone or making them watch po*******hy.
Financial abuse: taking money, controlling finances, not letting someone work.
Emotional abuse / coercive control: repeatedly making someone feel bad or scared, stalking, blackmailing, constantly checking up on someone, playing mind games.
Digital / online abuse: using technology to further isolate, humiliate or control someone.
Honor-based violence and forced marriage.
• Stalking is any type of behavior which is persistent and unwanted, causing its victim to feel fear, distress, or anxiety. It is sometimes difficult to define as stalkers can use multiple methods to harass their victims.
o Stalker harassment methods can include things like sending gifts, making unwanted or malicious communication, damaging property, following victims, and physical or s*xual assault.
o Stalking is commonly associated with celebrities, but it can affect people from all walks of life. Approximately 45% of people who contact the National Stalking Helpline are being stalked by people they have previously been in a relationship with, while a further third will have some sort of prior acquaintance with their stalker.
o The legal definition of stalking is a “criminal activity consisting of the repeated following and harassing of another person.”
o Stalking is a distinctive form of criminal activity as it is usually composed of a series of actions that taken individually might constitute legal or “normal” behavior. For example, sending flowers, writing love notes or letters, and waiting for someone outside their place of work are actions that, on their own, are not criminal. When these actions are coupled with an intent to instill fear or injury, however, they may constitute a pattern of behavior that is illegal and constitutes stalking.
o Stalking can cause severe psychological distress to a victim, even if there is no physical violence. Victims can suffer from depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, paranoia, agoraphobia, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
By becoming an iSaw subscriber, not only do you, your loved ones, your friends and associates benefit, but the rest of the public benefit and you are giving law enforcement and security companies better insight to incidents as they happen.
