crime figures

Question 1

who measures crime and deviance

Answer 1

1) The office for crime statistics (OCS)
2) The crime survey for England and wales (CSEW)

Question 2

What are 2 positives of police record crime figures

Answer 2

1) already been complied
2) cover the whole population and goes back many years

Question 3

What are 3 negatives of police recorded crime figures

Answer 3

1) don’t include unrecorded dark figure of crime

2) accuracy may vary between areas

3) pressure on police to meet crime red crime reduction targets may cause crime to. ‘ disappear’ from figures

Question 4

What is the dark figure of crime

Answer 4

Term used for all unrecorded crime
Examples: domestic abuse, petty theft, underage drinking

Question 5

What does the Marxists approach say to police recorded crime statistics

Answer 5

Used as a tool to control working class by scaring us into more policing