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Official Crime Statistics Answer Introduction Crime: an action that the state has identified as harming the interests of the community and has taken steps to punish the perpetrator of such acts Deviance: is a relative concept, culturally determined according to the norms and values of the prevalent society. What Official Crime Statistics are?> Number of recorded crimes reported to the police over the period of a year in the United Kingdom.> Perpetrators of crime are likely to be male, between the ages of 16-25 and come from both a disadvantaged background and or ethnic minority.> OCS contributes to social policy makers by indicating areas of high crime and likely victims. Evaluation (+) Functionalists and Sub-Cultural theorists: view official crime statistics as "Social facts". Methodological synoptic link: using positivist or scientific methodology results will be objective, view OCS give an accurate reflection of social life. Data is reliable and...

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