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Created by x_meganjayxx2013
over 9 years ago
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Question | Answer |
what does crime mean? | A crime breaks the law of a society. (E.G. murder, theft) |
what does deviant mean? | breaking the norms and values of a society, that is seen a deviant behaviour. (E.G. fighting, or farting in public) |
what are the 3 ways of measuring crime? | official statistics victim surveys self report surveys |
official crime statistics | way that crime is officially measured. which is based on statistics from the home office. |
victim surveys | surveys that the public answer or report of any crimes they have experienced. |
self report surveys | surveys that ask the population to confess to a crime that they have committed, but not been reported or caught. |
ADVANTAGE official statistics DISADVANTAGE | show change over time. and the specific crime areas. not all crimes are recorded. |
victim surveys ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE | focuses on the problems as people have experienced them. not all crime Is reported. (E.G. victim is embarrassed) |
self report surveys ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE | may uncover some of the hidden figure of crime people may lie |
biological explanation | Lombroso said that criminals are born a criminal. Certain physical characteristics. |
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