Questionnaire for concepts essay examples

– Fear of crime or criminal victimization
(Lena, David, & Patricia, 2008)
– Perceived risk of victimization
– Not likely at all
– Somehow likely
– Likely
– Fairly likely
– Very likely
On a scale of 1-5with 1 being “ not likely at all” and 5 being “ very likely” how do you rate each of the following things happening to you in the next 12 months?
(Lena, David, & Patricia, 2008)
– Victimization (i. e. has the respondent been the victim of a crime?)

In the last 2 years, have you ever been a victim of crime or crimes?

If yes which crime or crimes and how many times can you recall ever being a victim of that crime
– Confidence in the police
– On a scale of 1-5 rate your confidence in the police department
(Lena, David, & Patricia, 2008)
– On a scale of 1-5 rate the attitude of the police
– Disruptive
– Uncooperative
– Neutral
– Cooperative
– Enthusiastic
(Truman, 2007)
– Punitive attitudes toward criminals
– Criminals are being punished enough
– Agree strongly
– Agree
– Neither agrees nor disagrees
– Disagree
– Disagree strongly
– In prison offenders are helped to become law-abiding citizens
– Agree strongly
– Agree
– Neither agrees nor disagrees
– Disagree
– Disagree strongly (Michael & Julia, 1998)
– Prevalence of drug use
– In the last two years, have you ever abused drugs?
– How would you rate drug abuse in this locality?
– Very low
– Low
– High
– Very high
– Frequency of drug use
If yes, which drugs and how many times did you use the drug/s (you can indicate, daily, biweekly, thrice per week, monthly etc?)
– Support for the death penalty
– Do you agree with the death penalty
– Strongly disagree
– Disagree
– Agree
– Strongly agree
– Prevalence of shoplifting or theft
– How would you rate the prevalence of shoplifting and theft in this locality?
– Very low
– Low
– High
– Very high
– In the last 2 years, have you ever witnessed a shoplifting or theft incident or incidents?
– If yes, how many times?
– Gun ownership for self-protection
– Do you own a gun?
– How many guns do you own?
– Do you support the legalization of guns for self-protection?
– How do you consider the gun control policies
– Poor
– Fair
– Good
– Very Good
– Excellent

References

Lena, K., David, M., & Patricia, H. (2008). Criminal Victimization Experiences, Fear of Crime, Perceptions of Risk, and Opinion of Criminal Justice Agents among a Sample of Kentucky Residents . justice in kentucky. Retrieved June 10, 2014, from http://justice. ky. gov/NR/rdonlyres/15878C81-10EF-443A-B3C3-FD386219B5A1/203501/2008KYVictimizationStudy. pdf
Michael, H., & Julia, R. (1998). Attitudes to punishment: findings from the British Crime Survey. ICPR. Retrieved June 10, 2014, from http://www. icpr. org. uk/media/10372/Attitudes%20to%20punishment,%20hors179. pdf
Truman, J. (2007). Fear Of Crime And Perceived Risk Of Victimization Among College Students . fcla. edu. Retrieved June 10, 2014, from http://etd. fcla. edu/CF/CFE0001622/Truman_Jennifer_L_200705_MAST. pdf