Sociology / Unit 5 Soc 0682 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Measuring Crime
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The idea
Crime statistics measure recorded events, not events, so they move with reporting rates, policing intensity, and definitions as well as with conduct.
In practice
A rise in recorded offenses can follow a campaign encouraging victims to report.
Where people slip
Read every crime figure as a rate, and ask what the denominator and the definition were.
Your place on the trail
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