CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC 1.6QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials!

CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC 1.6QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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What is the purpose of crime statistics?
- Police priorities
- Spot patterns and trends
- Assess if sentences are effective
- To identify likely victims
- To understand causes of crime
Define validity
How accurately a method measures what it is intended to measure
What does it mean if research has high validity?
It produces results
Define reliability in statistics
It is the overall consistency of a measure.
What does it mean if a measure is said to have reliability
It produces similar results under consistent conditions
Define ethics of research in statistics
Whether the research is private, confidential, anonymous and there is informed consent
of the participants.
What is the British Crime Survey or the Crime survey for England and Wales?
It is a form of victim survey that aims to uncover crimes that have not been reported
What does the British crime survey ask?
It asks member of the public about their own experiences of crime
What does the British Crime survey include?
The location, timing, characteristics of the offender and relationship between the
offender and victim
Strength or weakness of British crime survey?
5,000 people are surveyed
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Strength or weakness of British crime survey?
The data is valid
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Strength or weakness of British crime survey?
It is confidential so there is no ethical issues
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Strength or weakness of British crime survey?
Police can use the information provided to detect crimes
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Strength or weakness of British crime survey?
It includes crimes not reported to the police
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