Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Quantitative Data
- Official Crime Statistics
- Peak age of offending
for men: 17 women: 15
- Police recorded statistics
- Some crimes are unreported.
- Due to fear of reprisals
- Manipulated statistics
- Unreliable?
- Independent police officers can
choose to pursue something or not
- Dispersal
- Some people aren't aware they
have been victims of crime
- Dark figure of crime
- Crimes that aren't reported
- For ever 100 crimes committed..
- 47 are reported by victims
- 27 are recorded by the police
- 5 result in a caution or conviction
- Victim Surveys (CSEW)
- Largest social survey conducted
in England and Wales
- Asks people about crimes they have
been victims of & whether these
have been reported to the police
- Gives a more accurate picture
of the true extent of crime
- Helps to uncover the dark figure of crime
- Methods used
- Letters are sent out in advance to
sampled addresses to notify the
household they have been selected
- Sampling frame uses postcode
addresses stratified by police force area
- Random sampling ensures
that all groups are represented
- Sometimes a 'boost' sample might be used to ensure that minority
ethnic groups are fully represented
- Face to face interviews are used and the
information is treated in the strictest confidence
- Conducted in the respondent's homes and
responses are recorded on the computer
- Conducted with both those who have
and have not been victims of crime
- Average
length is
47
minutes
- A life event calendar is used to help people
put dates to key events in their lives
- Used to developed, monitor and evaluate
policies aimed at reducing crime
- Used to identify those most at risk of crime
- Used to come up with crime prevention strategies
- Bridge between people and government
- Provide a more complete picture of crime and is
a good guide to long term trends in crime