PATTERNS OF CRIME

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PATTERNS OF CRIME
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AIMS

• To look at the different ways of collecting
  information on crimes.
• To produce a presentation on their advantages and
  disadvantages.
• To interpret sets of statistics.
• To look at the patterns of crime put forward by
  statistics.

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HOW ARE CRIME FIGURES COLLECTED?

• Official statistics.
• Victim surveys.
• Self-report studies.

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TASK

• Produce a presentation on one of the methods.
• You should include a definition, advantages and
  disadvantages.
• When complete e-mail it tojim.allberry_at_swans.bha
  m.sch.uk
• Next week we will look at these presentations
  you will introduce them and explain them to us.