... they held the view that research methods should be an objective inquiry and measurement of observable facts and events. As a result, they use statistical data as positivists holds that data derived from the study of society can then be classified. This classification can then allow for quantifying the data, which in turn sets the base for the use of statistical data ... return to the previous claims of the presence of the misleading and distorted figures indicated in crime statistics. These include neglecting of unrecorded crime, bias against working class delinquents in favor of the mi...

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