assess police crime statistics as a measurement of crime

Assess the value of police crime statistics
Introduction Crimeas a measurement
statistics of crime
attempt to provide (20measures
statistical marks)of the
crime in societies. Given that crime is usually secretive by nature,
measurements of it are likely to be inaccurate. Several methods
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for measuring crime exist, including household surveys, hospital or
insurance records, and compilations by police and similar law
enforcement agencies.


Statistics are collected for a long time which means you can look
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However, these statistics do not include unreported and
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The statistics cover the whole country and thus can be compared
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Does not provide the whole picture and thus lacks validity (why
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Easily accessible when the info is needed
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Informed by government, police, and public pressures- room for
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