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Question 6 " The official crime statistics so distort the real nature of the crime problem they should be ignored when assessing the distribution and impact of crime." Discuss. Name of module: Criminal justice process Name of lecturer: Clive Norris Date of submission: 13th November 2000 Name of student: Sharon Ingrid Kwok A) Introduction People would argue that the official crime statistics tends to give rise to misleading claims about the national crime rates and to the drawing of frequently erroneous conclusions. Some scholars urged the study of official crime statistics as an outcome of social and political process, which distorts the real nature of the crime problem. Therefore, it should be ignored when we assess the distribution and impact of crime. I agree with the first argument, but I have doubt about the second argument. Before we start the argument, let me explain how the official crime statistics distort the real nature of...

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