Forensic Psychology

Ways of measuring crime (...)Victim Surveys- Asks a sample of people to identify which crimes (reported or un-reported) have been committed against them over a fixed periord of time. The crime survey for England and Wales (CSEW) was started in the UK in 1982. A seperate was set up in scotalnd in 2012 and so  it is just now a crime survey and in Northern Ireland in 1994. Since 2001 the Crime Survey has been repeated every year and now involves a sample of about 50,000 households. interviewing age 16+ in the household. There is a smaller sample of 10-15 year olds involved. The sample is selected randomly from the Royal Mails list of addresses. This should mean that all groups are represented. Each person is interviewd using a fixed set of questions which regulate general attitudes. E.G.'In your view what are the major causes of crime in Britian today' or ' During the last 12 month have you or anyone else now in your household had a car, van, mototcycle e.c.t stolen' all data is confidential.

Offender Surveys- Questioning offenders. In England and Wales the offending crime and justice survey (OCJS) was carried out annually between 2003 ans 2206…