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Measuring Crime and the Prevalence of Crime

Phillipa Donaldson 13 perguntas

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  1. 1What are some limitations of police-reported crime?
    1. Apolice data only provide information on those criminal offenses that have come to the attention of police
    2. BJurisdictions have the same rules for recording crime
    3. Cnot all crimes reported to police are actually recorded by police
    4. Ddata is limited to the particulars of information collected by police and the level and accuracy of detail recorded in respective systems
    5. Edifferent recorded crime rates may be a reflection of policing practices and community attitudes
    6. Fnot all crimes committed are reported to the police
    7. Gchanges in recorded crime rates may be a reflection of changes in policing practices and community attitudes
    8. Hconcerns about reliving the event by retelling the storing
  2. 2What is 'the dark figure of crime' ?
    1. AInformation of criminal offences that have come to the attention of police
    2. BCrime that is not detected or reported
  3. 3National Crime statistics (measurements of crime) are generally taken from two major sources. Which of the following consist of these?
    1. AThe Uniform Crime Report- information formally recording crime from a whole population e.g. the International Crime Survey
    2. BAdministrative data - including records maintained by the police, courts, corrective services and hospitals
    3. CNational Database- ongoing statistics recorded and accumulated daily on database
    4. DCrime victimisation surveys - these survey the general population and seek to obtain information including which crimes are reported to police and those that are not and why
  4. 4What is crime measured in?
    1. Anumber
    2. Bsample
    3. Cratio
    4. Dcorrelational statistics
    5. Erate
  5. 5What is a "victimless" crime?
    1. ARarely reported crime: drug offenses, copyright, white collar crime
    2. BWhen the victim is not at fault: sexual abuse (rape), domestic violence
  6. 6Why do victims of crimes choose not to report?
    1. Athe belief that the incident was too trivial or unimportant
    2. Bfear they may be at fault
    3. Cthat the offence was a personal matter or would take care of it themselves
    4. Dcultural barriers
    5. Eworry for their own safety
    6. Fconcerns about reliving the event by retelling the story
    7. Gfear of police and their reactions
    8. Hexpectations around police reaction
    9. Ilack of understanding the criminal justice system
  7. 7Current State of Crime
    1. AFallen since 1900's. 18th year of falling rates. All crimes have gone down.
    2. BFallen since the 1980's. 17th year of falling crime rates. Crime have gone up.
  8. 8What are some advantages of crime statistics?
    1. AHelp understand macro crime patterns
    2. BGive an indication of where laws should be implemented
    3. CFor comparison of previous years to discover trends in crime
    4. DBasis for where criminologists to explain crime
    5. EHelp understand micro crime patterns
    6. FShow where police should concentrate resources to reduce crime
    7. GGive statistics that are accessible to all departments and current affairs
  9. 9What are the disadvantages of official crime statistics?
    1. A1. Not all crime is reported or recorded
      2. Police interpretations/bias/activity
      3. Laws vary from state to state
      4. Changing definitions of crime and the role of government/policy
    2. B1. Not all crime is reported or recorded
      2. Police position/relationship/bias/activity
      3. Laws vary from state to state
      4. Changing definitions of crime and the role of government/policy
    3. C1. Not all crime is reported or recorded
      2. Fear of police reinforcements
      3. Laws vary from state to state
      4. Changing definitions of crime and the role of government/policy
    4. D1. Not all crime is reported or recorded
      2. Police interpretations/bias/activity
      3. Laws vary from state to state
      4. Consequences of government/policy
    5. E1. Not all crime is reported or recorded
      2. Police interpretations/bias/activity
      3. Laws vary from state to state
      4. Media attention and reporting
  10. 10What is a victimisation survey?
    1. AA national survey where offenses are recorded and documentation over a period of time.
    2. BA sample of the population, either locally or nationally, is asked which offenses have been committed against them over a period of time.
    3. CWhere victims of crime record their account of offenses over a period of time.
    4. DStatistic from a population, either locally or nationally, where offenses are recorded by people who have have been subject to them over a period of time.

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