5 Conclusion: you know many things

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This unit was written by Dr Derek Neale

Acknowledgements

This unit was written by Dr Nigel Warburton

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3.6 Summary

• The common-sense narratives of the crime problem in the UK can be broken down into a series of distinct claims that make assessing them easier.

• Those claims can be tested against quantitative and qualitative evidence. Both types of evidence suggest that the narrative of change from a secure to an insecure society is at best partial, overestimating the tranquillity of the past, and the uncertainty and riskiness of the present.

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