Criminology: evaluate sources of information about crime (Unit 1, AC 1.6)

Question 1

Why might the CSEW not be a reliable measure of emerging crime trends?

Accepted Answer

Potential time lag between the crime & data collection

Question 2

What is a strength of police recorded crime?

Accepted Answer

Police recorded crime covers more offences than the CSEW

Question 3

How do police 'count' offences in their area for the purposes of data gathering?

Accepted Answer

They use the Home Office 'Counting Rules'

Question 4

What is the Crime Survey for England & Wales?

Accepted Answer

An annual victim survey of people's first-hand experiences of crime

Question 5

How can we explain 'reliability'?

Accepted Answer

It's whether a researcher would get the same answer by using an measurement

Question 6

The CSEW excludes victims of crime aged under 16

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What is the data gap between police recorded crime & the CSEW called?

Accepted Answer

Dark figure of crime

Question 8

Which 2 sources of information about crime does the WJEC syllabus for AC 1.6 require us to evaluate?

Accepted Answer

Police recorded crime, Crime Survey for England & Wales

Question 9

Only 'notifiable offences' are reported to the Home Office

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

If statistics on crime are unreliable, what is the problem?

Accepted Answer

The method fails to get

Question 11

Why might the CSEW be an unreliable measure of the crime rate?

Accepted Answer

Respondents may have a lapse in memory, Respondents may not realise they’ve been a victim of crime

Question 12

What is a strength of CSEW as a source of information about crime?

Accepted Answer

As a victim survey, the CSEW captures crimes not recorded by police

Question 13

Which of these statements about the CSEW is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

The CSEW excludes crimes against businesses

Question 14

Which of these is a weakness of police recorded statistics as a source of information about crime?

Accepted Answer

May present an inaccurate picture of the crime rate & so may lack validity

Question 15

Why might police recorded crime be inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

Recording procedures vary, Many less serious offences are NOT Notifiable Offences, The Counting Rules mean that not all crime reports are recorded

Question 16

One of the criteria used to evaluate a source of information about crime is 'validity'. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

How accurately a research method measures what it intends to measure

Question 17

What is the main reason that police recorded crime is useful to police?

Accepted Answer

This data can inform policing priorities

Question 18

Which law requires chief officers of police to submit statistical data about crimes in their area to the Home Office?

Accepted Answer

Police Act 1996

Question 19

Which of these are examples of ethical considerations for researchers?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 20

The time between crime occurring & reporting it tends to be short. Why is this a strength of police recorded crime?

Accepted Answer

Provides an up-to-date indication of emerging crime trends

Question 21

The CSEW uses a consistent method of collecting information & so is more reliable than police recorded crime

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

The 2020 CSEW indicated that your chances of being a victim of crime decrease with age

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Another way to evaluate sources of information about crime is to consider ethics. What are 'ethics'?

Accepted Answer

Moral principles that guide researchers

Question 24

Another strength of the CSEW's method of collecting information about crime?

Accepted Answer

Large sample size

Question 25

What might cause a 'spike' in police recorded crime statistics?

Accepted Answer

Media attention on a particular type of crime

Question 26

Why does the state collect information about crime? (Tick 2)

Accepted Answer

To spot emerging crime trends, To identify vulnerable groups

Criminology: evaluate sources of information about crime (Unit 1, AC 1.6)

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