At 12:03 PM 6/29/2007, Jay Ginn wrote:
>Dear Martin,
>
>One of the most striking phenomena about recorded crime is the
>extent to which stats distort the incidence of crime and the
>characteristics of criminals. The British Crime Survey (where a
>probability sample is surveyed as to crimes they have experienced as
>victims) provides a different picture, although it may bring
>distortions of other kinds. Also, as I'm sure you know if youve read
>the excellent lit in Radstats on Crime and Deviance, categories of
>crime are socially constructed, so they vary over time and culture,
>reflecting power structures, prejudices etc.
>
>So beware taking official stats on crime at face value!
>
>
>Jay Ginn
Please show me how fatal carjackings, home invasions, and the
shootings of defenseless cab drivers and convenience store clerks are
socially constructed.
David Klein
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