Researchers examined two sets of evidence.
In one country, a new law made playing amplified music in a residential street after midnight a criminal offence. Observers counted incidents in the same streets for six weeks before and six weeks after the law.
| Period | Observer-recorded incidents | Police-recorded offences |
|---|---|---|
| Before the new law | 412 | 0 |
| After the new law | 405 | 138 |
In a separate review of 18 countries, deliberately causing serious physical injury to another person was a criminal offence in all 18. During the review period, hospital records in those countries showed that 3,260 patients were treated for injuries caused by such attacks.
Using both sets of evidence, explain what a psychologist could conclude about the view that crime is a social construct.
41 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 1.1 Key Concepts, covering 1.1.1 Types of crime, 1.1.2 Crime as a social construct, and 1.1.3 How crime is measured. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.