Describe the meaning of official statistics, victim surveys and self-reported studies as ways of measuring crime. Which on do you think provides the best means of measuring crime.

... ~ Crime and Policing ~ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? _________________________________________ A crime is held to be an offence when it goes beyond the personal and into the public sphere, braking prohibitory rules or laws, Haralambos et al (1996). For crime to be known as such it must first come to the attention of, and be processed through an administrative system or enforcement agency. Official Criminal statistics are provided by official agencies such as the police and courts but also from criminological research studies. In Britain official statistics are published annually and provide to main types of data. Firstly, they contain the total number of crimes known to the police. Secondly, official statistics often provide information on the social characteristics of those involved in crime. In Britain these statistics often show a rise in crime and constantly show that some sectors of society are, more involved in crime than others for example young working class males and some

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