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Joy Sharrock-Melrose CJ1001 - Crime and Society Why is it so difficult to 'measure crime'? Your answer must address official statistics and the various surveys (Such as British Crime, Victim, and Self-Report) that are routinely used. In what way do surveys enhance our knowledge and understanding of patterns of crime? In attempting to give an evaluation of the difficulty of measuring crime it is necessary to look at the surveys and official statistics from reference books, text books and websites that record them. The essay will look at ways of recording crime through the victim or police records. It will also examine surveys in which the public have participated to weigh up the types of crimes people have committed without being caught. The essay will then conclude in how these surveys enhance our knowledge and understanding of patterns of crime. Crime statistics are recorded in many different ways. 'The Official Crime Statistics' are those...

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