measuring crime Flashcards

1
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what does ocs stand for?

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official crime statistics

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what are the 2 types of data collected by the ocs?

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-police record crime reported by victims, the public, and officers
-annual victim survey: csew

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3
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what does the csew stand for?

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Crime Survey for England and Wales

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4
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how many people annually are involved in the csew?

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40,000

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5
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what are some advantages to police recorded crime figures?

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identifies successfully:
-volume of crime
-the types of crime committed
-trends in crime
-effectiveness of the law

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what are some limitations to police recorded crime figures?

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-does not account for the dark figure of crime
-police discretion

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7
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in 2014, uk parliament found ___ % of crime reported to police were not recorded

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1 in 5 crimes reported were unrecorded

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what is a marxist/ interactionist argument against police crime stats?

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question validity of them. police statistics are a social construction not based on objective facts. statistics reflect more about society than crime

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9
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what is the dark figure of crime?

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all unreported crimes

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10
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what is the ‘clear up rate of crime’?

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the proportion of recorded crimes which are solved and the perpetrator is charged

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11
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how many new offences did the labour government create between 1997 and 2010?

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3,600

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what did anderson et al in 1994 say about the police?

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that they were more likely to arrest youth if they were interpreted as disrespectful

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what did left realist young 1988 say about the csew?

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doesnt detail on specific locations in the uk

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what are some disadvantages of self report studies?

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-usually cover minor crimes
-poor validity

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belson 1986 self report study research:

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majority of adolescent boys admit to crime, confirming a dark figure of crime

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campbell 1981 self report study research;

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majority of teenage girls admit to crime, confirming a dark figure of crime

16
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sharp and budd 2005 self report study:

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-mixed-race participants were more likely to admit to class c drug use
-white participants were more likely to admit to class a drug use

17
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what is youngs critique of victim surveys?

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assumes everyone is equally likely to be a victim of crime