Crime & Deviance- Measuring crime
- Created by: 12Hannah
- Created on: 25-04-19 11:35
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- Crime & Devaince- Measuring crime
- Offical Crime Stats
- Collected by police & gov
- Positivists- Useful to understand large picture of crime.
- Positivists- Reveals police bias & stereotyping
- Some crimes not reported by victims (embarrasing,etc)
- Some crimes not recorded by police (not serious offence, etc)
- Some crimes underreported by police- so look good
- Victim Surveys
- Sample taken of population
- Asks if victims of crime
- Better than OCS- overcomes the issues
- Victims understood easier
- Relies on victim memories- not reliable
- Self Report Studies
- Use questionnairs - ask if committed any offences
- Shows extent of 'lesser' crimes (i.e. antisocial behaviour, illegal downloading, etc)
- Box ('81)- very useful when studing antisocial behaviour by w/c & m/c
- Offical Crime Stats
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