Causal chain · Criminology · Public Administration
Crime control → investigation → prosecution → consequence
- Crime control
- investigation
- prosecution
- consequence
Core logic: Deterrence depends on institutional certainty/capacity, not punishment severity alone.
Evidence in this chain
FIA registered 46,399 enquiries and 10,387 cases in 2024. (2024)FIAFIA arrested 24,978 accused persons in 2024. (2024)FIAFIA submitted 6,653 challans to trial courts in 2024. (2024)FIAFIA reports convictions in 2,187 cases in 2024. (2024)FIAFIA recovered/deposited about Rs13.692bn into national exchequer in 2024. (2024)FIAPakistan ranked 101/143 on WJP 2025 Criminal Justice factor. (2025)World Justice ProjectPakistan ranked 19/35 among lower-middle-income countries on WJP Criminal Justice factor. (2025)World Justice ProjectPakistan ranked 143/143 on WJP 2025 Order and Security factor. (2025)World Justice ProjectPakistan ranked 35/35 lower-middle-income countries on WJP Order and Security factor. (2025)World Justice ProjectPakistan ranked 129/143 Civil Justice and 127/143 Regulatory Enforcement in WJP 2025. (2025)World Justice ProjectWJP 2017 urban survey: 82% experienced a legal problem in previous two years. (2017)World Justice ProjectOnly 14% with a legal problem approached an authority/third party for help/adjudication. (2017)World Justice ProjectNearly half with legal problems reported hardship; stress-related illness was most frequent. (2017)World Justice ProjectRespondents identified investigator incompetence and inadequate court resources as major justice problems. (2017)World Justice Project