measuring crime Flashcards
1
Q
OCS
A
official crime statistics
police crime collected every 3 month by government
show trends and patterns
secondary source quantitive data
2
Q
benefits of OCS
A
cheap
compare different areas
shows change over time
trends and patterns
3
Q
AO3 to OCS
A
dark figure of crime
4
Q
victim survey
A
large scale
asked what crime was committed against them in a certain time
5
Q
strengths of victims survey
A
more accurate than OCS
can be anonymous
more valid
6
Q
weakness of victim survey (AO3)
A
may not be aware they are victim
hawthorne effect
7
Q
self report surveys
A
people reveal crimes they have committed
8
Q
positives of self report survey
A
can be anonymous
more accurate that OCS
9
Q
negatives of self report survey (AO3)
A
lying or exaggerating
