Official criminal statistics have informed sociological thought for many years. It forms the basis for much sociological theory because the statistics are so easy to manage and provide a full picture. ... They also benefit sociology because the methods they use to collect the data are scientific and scientific research is more likely to receive external funding. ... The main problem is that they are not an accurate representation of the countries crime rate but it depends on your perspective for why you believe this to be the case....

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The study will be conducted in the light of Conflict, Structural functional and Interactionsit perspectives in order to define and determine the role played by prisons in the rehabilitation of the offenders. ... The sociological conflict perspective views state of clash and struggle between haves and haves-not in all societies and cultures of the world (Turner, 1978:160). ... While elaborating the interactionist theory, the perspective maintains that man's interaction with his social and physical environment determines his action, reaction and individual and collective behavior at large....

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