Crime measurement 0.0 / 5 ? CriminologyIntroduction to CriminologyUniversityAll boards Created by: LucyludrewCreated on: 23-05-19 15:03 When did the home office begin producing regular national statistics in England and Wales? 1857 1 of 10 Realist View Official records true indicator of crime reality 2 of 10 Constructivist View Statistics as social construct 3 of 10 Counts Number of offences (Time and Place) 4 of 10 Frequencies Number of each type of crime 5 of 10 Rates Ratio figures 6 of 10 How we do know about crime? Personal experience (friends, family, news, television) & Official statistics/research (Recorded crimes, surveys) 7 of 10 Dark figure of crime Hidden crimes (unreported/undiscovered) 8 of 10 Attrition rate Number of crimes committed vs the number of convictions 9 of 10 3 R's Recognition, Reporting, Recording 10 of 10
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