Crime statistics in the UK are not accurate and are therefore not useful’.
Using the latest ‘Crime in England and Wales’ bulletin and your wider academic reading, discuss to what extent you agree with this statement, and why.
Criteria:Content of the essay – including the comprehension, discussion and critique of relevant criminological perspectives and studies from a wide range of sources in order to answer the question
The organisation of the essay in terms of clarity and logical progression from introduction through to conclusion Grammar, punctuation, spelling and keeping within the word limitReferencing correctly within the essay and the provision of a correctly constructed bibliography at the end of the essay.
1500 words Harvard reference
In one of the slides there is a link of a video to watch from YouTube to try to understand the content of the essay.
From Muncie the essay question starts from 3 3.1 Counting crime,3.1 statistics
(crimes that are unlikely to be included in the official statistics are white colour crime and corporate crime, why crime need to be reported, why is it important to know the gender and age of the offender, just a few thoughts to think about.)
