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official crime statistics - Coggle Diagram
official crime statistics
two main types of data
total number of crimes known to police
3.8 million reported in England and Wales in 2014
information on social characteristics
advantages
cheap and readily available
easy to compare
up to date
functionalists- explains patterns of crime
generalisable
disadvantages
unreported/undetected crime
laws change over time
pressure on police to meet crime reduction
role of police
over 30% of crime reported to police in 2002 were not recorded
coughing- encouraging people to own up to crimes they didnt commit
cuffing- police do not report crimes they think they wont be able to solve
unreported crime
lack of awareness
no apparent victim
powerless and frightened
recorded crime
must come to someones attention
reported to relevant agency
willing to accept law has been broken