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AC 1.6 Evaluate methods of collecting statistics about crime Purpose of Research The purpose of collecting statistics about crime is because it provides trends in offending and allows the evaluation and development of crime prevention and reduction policies. They also provide a good picture of crime-related workload being handled by the police and it helps indicate changes in the volume and nature of cases the criminal justice system. They can also show where more resources are needed, as well as where fewer resources are needed as a community grows safer. Without statistics, it would be impossible to create appropriate law enforcement budgets and it makes sure we maintain a civilised society and allowing the police to keep us safe through looking at the official statistics and victim surveys. AC 1.6 Evaluate methods of collecting statistics about crime Home Office Statistics Strengths: This contains police recorded crime in tables that contain recorded crime figures, broken down by offence type, geography, and time. Reliability: The reliability of statistics is reliable. They are cheap to collect and readily available and provides detailed quantitative data. This allows us to draw out patterns and trends can be used to make predictions on the rise or fall of crime. They can be very useful as they are recorded by the police who are accurate as the victim reports it. Validity: The official statistics are not so valid. It is found that 20% of police...
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is pressured into not recording crime to lower the number of crimes recorded. This leads to false, inaccurate data. Also, the public may not report all crimes to the police as they may not realise, they are a victim and may be embarrassed to port it e.g., Domestic Abuse. Additionally, the police may not act against all offences as they are prioritising certain crimes over others this would lead to us questioning the validity of crime statistics. Ethics: When researching a crime, the application of moral rules and professional codes of conduct needs to be followed. The victim's right to privacy needs to be taken into consideration; there must be confidentiality and informed consent obtained. As official statistics are a trend or a pattern of a certain crime, confidentiality is met nearly instantly as it's highly representative of the whole population, not just of a few people, with little ethical issues. Provides trends in offending ● Allows the evaluation and ● development of crime reduction policies Shows the trends of new crimes emerging e.g., the use of social media to promote hate crimes. Weaknesses: Not all crimes are reported. Police recorded statistics are based on what the criminal justice agencies collect. But crimes cannot be recorded if they are not reported in the first place - a high proportion of crimes are not reported to the police at all. E.g., unreported crimes such as domestic abuse and white-collar crime. AC 1.6 Evaluate methods of collecting statistics about crime Crime Survey of England and Wales This is a key source of information about the levels of crime and public attitudes towards crime. This is a victim survey that asks a sample of the population in England and Wales about their experiences of crime. Reliability: An important feature of this survey is that it includes crimes that are not reported to the police includes the dark figure. Victim surveys allows for information of the nature of the crime, location, timing, and characteristics of the offender. This provides qualitative data making it more detailed and can cover a large area of crime. Validity: The Crime Survey is more valid than Official Statistics as it's a survey outlining everything that happened to them. However, people can lie on the surveys about their encounters, and they can also exaggerate what happened which makes it less valid. hey also might not want to say the whole truth as they may be distressed about the crime that happened to them. Ethics of research: When researching a crime, the application of moral rules and professional codes of conduct needs to be followed. The victim's right to privacy needs to be taken into consideration; there must be confidentiality and informed consent obtained. This is a strength for the Crime Survey for England and Wales as it is entirely confidential and are not passed on for other organisations/ third parties to use Strengths: ● they capture incidents not reported to the police they report crimes that are not recorded by the police they rest on the victim's understanding of events rather than a police officer's interpretation a large sample of people are interviewed Weaknesses: ● they don't include those who are in hospital, prison, or care homes (crime surveys aren't posted to these places) ● respondents may feel inhibited to talk about their events they do not include crimes such as white-collar crime or victimless crimes