- 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
