Measuring Crime Statistics Flashcards
Name 2 Reasons To Why We Measure Crime?
1) To inform the public
2) To determine priorities in handling the law
3) The evaluate crime reduction programmes
4) Provide data to test and make new theories on crime
5) Improve the force
Why Is The Media Bad For Looking At Sources?
The media tend to have information based on the source and isn’t always accurate, they also change things to both bring in new viewers and keep their current viewers. So they’re usually very bias.
What Is A Direct Experience Of Crime?
Through personal experience as victim, offender, relative or friend of someone with contact to the criminal justice system.
What Is Mediated Information?
News organisations (radio, newspaper, tv, web), articles, campaigns, entertainment, fiction.
What Is Research Knowledge?
This is knowledge gained through personal research you, yourself have done to gain an understanding or idea of something..
What Is Official Information?
Information known to government officials
Where Do The Government Get Official Information From?
1) Police
2) Courts
3) Prisons
4) Victim Surveys
5) Offender Surveys
If there is evidence that a crime hasn’t been committed do the police record it?
No! If the victim or witness believes a crime has been committed but there is evidence to the contrary.
Crimes Are Recorded According To Which Guidelines?
National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS)
What Is The Dark Figure?
Crimes that aren’t noticed by the police: Noticed but not reported, noticed but explained away, non-notifiable crime
Name Two More Sources Of Crime Data?
1) Offender crime and Justice survey
2) Self report offending survey
3) Court Data (Mag and Crown
4) Data on cases that end up in court
5) Prisons and probation statistics
6) Data on offenders who are sentenced to prison or probation
