crime statistics

Question 1

official statistics

Answer 1

do not account for unreported crimes
- the dark figure of crime is the unreported figure

Question 2

crime survey of England and Wales

Answer 2

self report victim survey
- changed from British crime survey in 2012

Question 3

self report offender survey

Answer 3

anonymously admitting to crime
- uncovers more than official statistics as you can admit without people knowing

Question 4

self fulfilling prophecy n biased statistics

Answer 4

• theory that you will carry out studies in a way that supports your theory
• ‘blonde people carry more knives’ and only stop and searching blondes will massively bias you statistics
  manipulation

Question 5

self reports

Answer 5

uncover more than official statistics as people can anonymously report without pressure