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Examine the arguments and evidence sociologists would use to explain rates of ethnic minority criminality in the Official Criminal Statistics.
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Bethan Sutton 12t Examine the arguments and evidence sociologists would use to explain rates of ethnic minority criminality in the Official Criminal Statistics. Synoptic Link> Theory (40) Official Statistics on crime are used extensively by sociologists as indicators of the amount and type of crime and the background of the offenders, even though statistics cannot represent the 'real' rate of crime. A lot of crime often goes without it being reported because the crime is hidden, often victims do not know that a crime has been committed against them, victims decide not to report the crime because it seems trivial, the police may decide to deal with the crime unofficially rather than officially or some crimes, in particular financial fraud are difficult to detect. However, it is mainly the police and courts that control what crimes are recorded and so therefore are subjected to a process of social construction. An Interactionist...
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