Measuring Crime and Deviance: Official Crime Statistics Flashcards
What are Official Crime Statistics?
Statistics recorded by the police
Name 2 organisations that process official crime statistics
Courts, police
Define Official Crime Statistics
Statistics produced based on the crimes reported to the police which the police decide to record
If the police believe someone is looking criminally suspicious, what can they do?
Stop and search them
What happens if an individual is charged of a crime in terms of where they will go next?
They will be taken to a court to be prosecuted
Name the government department responsible for policing England and Wales
The Home Office
What was the case for crimes committed from 2018-2019?
The amount of crimes committed decreased by 4%
What happened with theft, robbery and firearms crimes from 2018-2019?
They decreased
What form of crime increased from 2018-2019?
Drug offences
What is the UK Government department that produces official crime statistics?
The Home Office
What would Functionalists think about Official Crime Statistics?
They would think they were good to help reduce crime in society
What would Feminists think about Official Crime Statistics?
The statistics had been altered by the patriarchy to show less women as being victims of crimes or more women committing certain crimes
What would Marxists think about Official Crime Statistics?
The statistics are created by the bourgeoisie so they have been made in a way to show that the working class are more likely to commit crimes to keep them oppressed
