Victim surveys

  • Survey that asks repondents of their experiences of crime in a given time period
  • One example is the Crime survey of England and Wales (CSEW) which found that only 4 out of 10 crimes are actually reported to the police
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  • Created on: 23-05-19 18:20

Victim surveys

Advantages

  • May uncover unreported crimes so therefore shows the dark figure of crime
  • Trends in particular crimes can be identified, e.g domestic burglary

Disadvantages

  • Doesn't include all police-recorded crimes. E.g it excludes: Murder where the victim is dead and victimless crimes such as the possessions of drugs
  • Victims may forget trivial crimes or lie about having reported crime to the police therefore the findings will not be valid
  • It's a household survey and does not question homeless people or people living in communal establishments such as prisons or care home

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Shirioi

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This is soo little compared to actual class resources or even using basic research skills.

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