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crime stats and police - Coggle Diagram
crime stats and police
police influence
coughing: offender might be encouraged to admit number offences in return for being charged for less serious offences- resulting in reduced sentence
cuffing- crimes that have been reported and initially recorded that are removed from stats at a later date. 'no criming'
skewing: forces putting resources into certain areas measured by performance indicators, leads to detriment of other area, thus 'skewing' the figures
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marxism
police recorded figures are a tool used to control the working class and justify control and oppression
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interactionists
pay particular attention to labelling and consequences of interactions between certain powerless groups
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some feminists
females commit significantly less crime than males due to high levels of social control placed on females
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