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Essay heading: Official Statistics on crime are often likened to the ?§tip of an Iceberg??. Critically assess this assertion in light of the ?§dark figure?? of crime and any new forms of data that can provide a clearer picture of the true extent of crime.
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They are, however, greatly criticised and do not provide a complete picture when looking at crime for many reasons; court and police data are the only sources, providing a limited basis to draw educated conclusions. Many government agencies are not even consulted about their statistics ?V transport police, environment, Inland Revenue and benefits have their own figures...
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Therefore official statistics can only begin to represent a very small amount of crime leaving way for a ??dark figure?¦ to form most of the iceberg (Oxford Handbook1997:149).
Over time the methods for counting crime have changed, for example; criminals are no longer charged for the most serious offence but for every victim (Home Office 01/03/06); definitions of crimes have been expanded or re-defined ?V the upgrading of common assault to ??notifiable offences,?¦ (Oxford Handbook2002:323) making it impossible to compare crimes year to year and an understanding of what crime statistics show...
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