se in crime statistics. This form of policing has both advantages and disadvantages. While proactive policing increases the number of crimes reported this also generates an increase in the number of complaints against the police. This style of policing is when the officers actively patrol certain crime-ridden areas seeking out the "bad guys" and making numerous arrests. Each police department maintains and regulates their own set of rules and regulations. These sets of rules and regulations are usually called Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). No two police departments have identical SOP's. These sets of rules are revised and updated frequently without prior notice. One police department may have a procedure for the officers to complete crime reports regarding graffiti on the side of a building and another department may only have an order to notify the appropriate personnel to clean it up. Societal factors can also change the crime rates. One such factor is an increase in households being left unattended. It is sometimes necessary for the heads of households to work during the day due to high rents, mortgage payments and other requirements of life. This in turn leaves the households unattended for several hours at a time, to a burglar this is paradise. Several residences can be burglarized in a neighborhood within a short time period. Most insurance companies have a requirement of a police report if the insured party wishes to place a claim for reimbursement of personal items stolen or damaged. Inflation also plays a role in certain crimes rates. When the prices of items that are necessary to live rises the number of burglaries and larcenies rise also. Recently we have seen a major increase in the price of gas, which also triggers an increase in thefts. Domestic violence is currently a very large problem in society today. In past years many families would not report instances of disagreements, arguments and fights within the househol...
