FORENSICS - Problems in Defining Crime
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- Created on: 27-11-18 12:20
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- Problems in Defining Crime
- Measuring Crime
- extent of injury
- number of victims
- frequency of crimes
- relationship to victim (or lack of)
- mental state of victim
- crime def: any act or omission that violates the law and is punishable by the state
- Why would someone chose not to report a crime?
- not worth it - small crimes
- if you know the criminal - not getting them in trouble
- scared of consequence or fear of retribution
- might get worse - abuse
- blackmailing - victim involved in crime
- embarrassment / shame
- not aware of crime being committed
- Why might police may not register a crime?
- silly/small things - more important thing to worry about
- no chance of catching it
- invented crime
- getting involved - bad/good?
- How is crime measured?
- official statistics
- drawn on police records
- method of reporting crimes changes occasionally
- victim surveys - Crime Survey of England of Wales (CSEW)
- random sample of 50,000 households selected by Royal Mail lists, plus 3,000 10-15 yr olds
- face to face interviews conducted about their experience of crime (whether reported one or not)
- General statistics
- peak crimes (reported and unreported) of about 19,000 in '95
- crime frequency decreasing
- different systems used by police over time
- police registering crime increasing - police getting better
- Measuring Crime
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