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AQA GCSE · Question 01 · Crime and Deviance
What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the amount of crime that goes unreported to the police?
What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the amount of crime that goes unreported to the police?
Answer options:
A.
Dark figure
B.
Estimated figure
C.
Official figure
D.
Recorded figure
How to approach this question
Read the question carefully to understand it is asking for the term for *unreported* crime. Recall the key sociological terms related to crime statistics. 'Dark figure' is the specific term used for this phenomenon.
Full Answer
A.Dark figure✓ Correct
The correct answer is A, Dark figure. This term refers to the volume of crime that is not officially recorded in police statistics.
The 'dark figure of crime' is a key concept in criminology that refers to the difference between the amount of crime that occurs and the amount of crime that is reported to or discovered by the police. Victim surveys and self-report studies are methods used to try and uncover the extent of this dark figure.
Common mistakes
Students often confuse 'dark figure' with 'official statistics'. Remember that official statistics are what the police *do* record, while the dark figure is what they *don't*.
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