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Assess the Usefulness of Official Crime Statistics to a Sociological Understanding of Crime

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Have a little read: ... Assess the Usefulness of Official Crime Statistics to a sociological Understanding of Crime. (40 marks) The Government publishes official statistics on crime in Britain annually. The main source of these statistics are gathered from recorded crimes by the police and courts and through the British Crime Survey (BSC) which is a large-scale victim survey conducted annually by the Home Office. The combination of both of these statistics should provide a picture of the full extent of crime in Britain, however, sociologists believe there are a number of factors that influence these figures and that these official statistics do not reflect a true representation of crime in Britain today. We shall explore these factors further to assess whether the official statistics do serve a purpose in the understanding of crime. Official crime statistics have many advantages, and can be used in the understanding of crime to some extent. They are easily available,

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