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Published on Nov 19, 2015
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Crime Statistics
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Three methods of collection
Police-recorded statistics
Victim Surveys
Self-report studies
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Peter Forret
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Police Recorded Statistics
Official statistics published every 6 months - Home Office
Provide a good historical overview - from 1857
You can see trends over time
Accurate view of criminal justice system processing offenders
(arrest - trial - punishment)
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tim caynes
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What problems can you identify with Police-recorded crime?
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Valerie Everett
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POLICE RECORDED STATISTICS
Social Construction
A high proportion of crime is not reported
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@boetter
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Reporting Crime
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MIT-Libraries
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Less likely to report if:
Too trivial
A private matter
Too embarrasing
Fear reprisals
Not in a position to give information
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mikehaggs
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MORE LIKELY TO REPORT IF:
Gain benefit
Belive the Police will achieve a positive result
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mikehaggs
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RECORDING CRIME
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West Midlands Police
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Approximately 57% of all crimes reported to the police fail to appear in the official statistics
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mikehaggs
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FACTORS IMPACTING ON RECORDING CRIME
Seriousness
Social status
Classifying
Discretion
Promotion
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mikehaggs
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ROLE OF THE COURTS
75% of those charged plead guilty
Often plead guilty to a less serious crime
Statistics might then reflect a downgrading of seriousness
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Ben Sutherland
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ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
Governments change the Law
Changes in crime rates may reflect changes in law, not crime
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Trodel
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VICTIM SURVEYS
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f4niko
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THE BRITISH CRIME SURVEY
Read the article and then answer the three questions
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MDGovpics
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BENEFITS OF VICTIM SURVEYS
Overcomes problem of unrecorded crimes
Finds extent and patterns of victimisation
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mikehaggs
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PROBLEMS WITH VICTIM SURVEYS
Recollections can be faulty or biased
Self-categorisation of crimes
Omit certain crimes (fraud, corporate)
Despite anonymity people undereport sexual offences
BCS - no information for under 16s
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mikehaggs
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SELF-REPORT STUDIES
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SELF-REPORT STUDIES
Selected group/cross-section asked about offences
Reveal information about offenders not caught by the Police
Data found about age, gender, social class, ethnicity, location
Reveals 'hidden offenders'
Find out about victimless crimes (illegal drug use)
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mikehaggs
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WEAKNESSES OF SELF-REPORT STUDIES
Validity - respondents lie, exaggerate, mislead
Representativeness - often young people and students
Relevance - often uncover trivial crimes
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mikehaggs
Dr Philip Woodward
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