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Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) Definition ● Victim survey Ask samples of the population about their experiences of crime Strengths ● ● High in validity - contains unreported crime making it more accurate (Dark figure included) High in reliability- respected yearly Can make generalisations about the research as it has a large sample High in representativeness - 50k sample, households, adults, children, society, businesses included Independent of government- figures can't be changed for political gain, respondents are likely to be more truthful Limitations ● Time consuming and expensive - Funded by tax payers so some may think it is a waste of resources 24% of ppl don't respond - leads to missing data, especially if target demographic isn't included in the statistics Corporate crime not included - white collar is unreported People may exaggerate Purpose of Research True extent of crime that is not in official statistics Shows crime trends over time E.g. apr 2021-mar 2022 ● Sexual offences - 194,683 Theft- 1,499,623 Ethics ● Confidential - victims are not mentioned, so they don't feel frightened or embarrassed Anonymity - individuals not named Example stats ● ● ● Oct 2021 - June 2022 8% decrease in offences compared to March 2020 Theft offences decrease by 19% - 3.3m to 2.7m Police Recorded Crime / Home Office Definition Crimes that have been recorded officially by the police Includes information on the type of offence, area and time in which the offence occurred Strengths High in reliability - repeated yearly, same system used in all police forces High in representativeness - includes data from all police forces, generalisations can be made Quantitative - easy to compare Limitations Low in validity- doesn't include the dark figure of crime Subject to police errors - crime may not be recorded properly Complaints may be dismissed due to lack of evidence or lack of knowledge Corruption within the policing system may lead to statistics being biased and not reflecting a true and accurate picture Purpose of research ● See crime trends Look where government needs to prioritise spending Ethics Confidentiality and anonymity obtained - identities aren't revealed Example Stats ● Peterborough east November 2022 Violent and sexual offence- ● July 2022 > 240 Anti social behaviour - 93 Violet and sexual offences - 272 Anti social behaviour - 73
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