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10 Cards in this Set
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Maguire |
Tax evasion and benefits fraud aren't included in the official crime statistics. Offences of the responsibility of the Home Office aren't recorded |
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Police discretion |
Police get to choose what is deemed as important |
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Coughing |
Police encourage people to own up to crimes they may not have committed |
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Cuffing |
Police do not record crimes they think they'll be unable to solve |
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Skewing |
Resources are put into areas based on performance indicators meaning that other areas are worse |
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Counting rules |
Statistics are based on the number of victims with only the most serious crime is recorded |
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Police priorities |
Number and type of offences vary according to their priorities, targeting certain crimes |
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Clear-up rate |
Solve more crimes and and catch more offenders |
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Reporting and non-reporting |
Some crimes are more likely to be reported |
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Holdaway |
Official Statistics are the end of a complex series of decisions meaning that they are socially constructed |
