Introduction: Measuring Crime

About the lecture

In this lecture, we provide an introduction to crime statistics, focusing in particular on: (i) the fact that 'crime' is a subjective category, e.g. some actions and behaviours that used to be considered crimes are now not, and vice versa; (ii) the fact that that the definitions of crimes can change over time; and (iii) the importance of combining quantitative research (e.g. crime statistics) with qualitative research (e.g. in-depth interviews) in order to get the full picture.

About the lecturer

Dr Stephanie Fohring in Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University. Her research is victim-focused with particular interest in psychological aspects of victimisation, victimisation surveys, victim labelling, victim experiences of reporting crime and the criminal justice system, violence against women, vicarious trauma and post-traumatic growth.