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Defining/measuring crime
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- 1What are the issues with defining crime?Cultural = different definitions in different countries.
E.g. Bigamy (UK) Polygamy (Asia)
Historical = definition changes over time
E.g. 2004 children's act - 2What are official stats?Figures created by the home office on the number of reported and recorded crimes. Police can make crime prevention strategies from these.
- 3What are offender surveys?Self report measure where people report the number of crimes they've committed
- 4What are victim surveys?British Crime Survey as 50,000 household randomly a year using questionnaires if people have had a crime committed against them.
- 5What did Farrington and Dowds say?Official stats underestimate the extent of true crime
E.g police in borough of Nottinghamshire = more likely to
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- Flashcards on Defining/measuring crime , created by Alix Woodhead on 22/03/2017.
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