Crime & Deviance

Question 1

Official Crime Statistics

Answer 1

Statistics produced by the government, which includes those produced from police, court and prison records as well as data collected in the Crime Survey for England and Wales

Question 2

Advantages of OCS

Answer 2

• practically they are easy to access and have already been compiled
• they are up to date and standardised and are collected every year in the same way making them reliable
• they cover the whole population meaning they are representative and generalisable
• there are a few ethical worries as offenders are not named so remain anonymous