Crime and Deviance - problems of recording crime

Question 1

why is the law changing significant to recording crime?

Answer 1

• difficult to compare stats because laws change
  - in 2012 stalking became an official criminal offence
  - this meant a rise in the crime occured but not because more people were committing the crime
• this leads to an artificial increase in crime

Question 2

why is the law changing significant to recording crime?

Answer 2

• difficult to compare stats because laws change
  - in 2012 stalking became an official criminal offence
  - this meant a rise in the crime occured but not because more people were committing the crime
• this leads to an artificial increase in crime