recorded by police use for courts / about people who have been convicted (highly criticised)
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OFFICIAL STATS ADVANTAGES
cheap and easy to get / annual / most of population / comparative / reliable / no ethical or safety issue
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ISSUES
rate increase = more crime or reports ? / can't find patterns as laws and categories keep changing
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POLICE STATISITICS
based on records kept of police responses to crime / shows thoses responded and solved / police detect very few crimes - 80% public reporting
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MUNCIE - WHY CRIMES DON'T GET REPORTED
not know victime / trivial offence / powerless / distrust in police / worried not taken seriously
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"Coughing and Cuffing"
own up to crimes even if not commited / not report crimes they can't solve
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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION
if stats aren't 100% accurate, then neither is our understanding of it
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VICTIMISATION SURVEYS
quantitive / to discover dark figure of crime / The Crime Survey for Eng&Wales - structured interviews, 50,000 per year (Official Home Office)
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CRITICISM OF THE CSEW
accused of capping the amount of crimes a person can be a victim of ; ignoring those who don't live in a household ; omits murder, buisness, 'victimless' crimes
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LOCAL VICTIM SURVEYS
detailed on a local level; Islington Crime Surveys - undereported crimes against EMs and domestic violence
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CRITICISM OF LVS // COLEMAN & MOYNIHAN
may not be representative (generalisable) / reliant of accuracy and truth / assumes everyone likely to report & views acts in same way - AFFECTS VALIDITY
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SELF REPORT STUDIES
quantitative to uncover the dark figure of crime / reports on own criminal activity / not offical stats / small scale
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SFS ADVANTAGES
discover more about bacground and location for 'hidden offenders' / shows fault in official stats / shows more about 'victimless crime' e.g. drug abuse
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SFS PROBLEMS
rely on honesty and accuracy / trivial misdemeanours / limited range of groups (students)
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cheap and easy to get / annual / most of population / comparative / reliable / no ethical or safety issue
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