Assessment Objective Two reaserch methods

Assessment Objective Two

Lesson One Tasks

Aims and Objectives

Analyse a range of different research methods

1. What is the office for national statistics?

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

2. What is the website address?

                http://www.ons.gov.uk/

3. What 7 key areas that the Home office Department of Government responsible for?
1.  Alcohol and Drugs

2.  Counter-Terrorism

3.   Crime

4.  Equality

5.  Immigration

6.  Police

7. Science, Research and Statistics

4. Why do they produce crime statistics?

·         To get an evaluation of crime rates, (increases or decreases)

·          To see what areas of crime needs improving and what has been improved.

5. State 5 facts about the British Crime Survey.

·         Target audience is people aged 16 and over

·          The BCS inly ask people living in households in England and Wales

·         It asks people about their experiences of crime in the last 12 months.

·         The results are used to estimate levels of crime in England and Wales.

·         The results of the survey play an important role in informing government policy.