Forensics P1 Quiz

What is the primary purpose of official statistics in measuring crime?

• To track police salaries

• To analyze offender psychology

• To inform government policy and public safety decisions

• replace eyewitness testimony

Which of the following is a limitation of official statistics? AO3

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  They do not exist for most countries
  
  

• They are completely anonymous

• They overestimate crime rates

• They only reflect reported and recorded crimes

What is the ‘dark figure’ of crime?

• Crimes that are not reported or recorded

• Crimes committed by unknown offenders

• Crimes committed at night

• Crimes that are solved using profiling

Which method provides insight into the victim's perspective of crime?

• CCTV footage

• Court records

• Victim surveys

• Offender surveys

What is a strength of victim surveys? AO3

• They are always accurate

• They include unreported crimes

• They do not require any public input

• They avoid all bias

Which type of crime data involves self-reporting?

• Offender surveys

• Official statistics

• Victim surveys

• Meta-analyses

A limitation of self-report offender surveys is that

• They always match official data

• Participants may lie or forget details

• They include too much data

• They are conducted by police officers

Which of the following is most likely underrepresented in official statistics? AO2

• Arson

• Homicide

• Shoplifting

• Drug use

One benefit of triangulation in measuring crime is:

• It enhances validity by combining methods

• It increases complexity

• It replaces the need for surveys

• It eliminates the dark figure of crime

The top-down approach to profiling originated in which country?

• USA

• UK

• Australia

• Canada