Running head: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CRIME 1 ATTITUDES TOWARDS CRIME 15 Attitudes towards Crime Stephanie Rincon Professor Tony Smith MCJ5100 SU01 Advanced Research Methods and Analysis I South University May 17, 2020 Attitudes towards Crime Questionnaire 1: There are different sources of information about crime in your neighborhood, city, county or state, what is your main source of information about crime. Click where appropriate Radio Personal experience Television Word of mouth Relatives and acquaintances Community meetings Internet Books Government websites 2: How do you rank the sources of information on crime in terms of reliability or unreliability Very unreliable Somehow unreliable Neither unreliable or reliable Somehow reliable Very reliable Radio Personal experience Television Word of mouth Relatives and acquaintances Community meetings Internet Books Government websites 3: What is your perception of crime in your neighborhood, do you think your perception of crime in your neighborhood is a problem that should be addressed Yes □ No □ 4: Rank the following social problems based on which one concerns you most Social problem Rank Pollution Diseases Homelessness Crime Recession 5: Based on your experience over the last 6 months, do you think crime rate has changed? If yes, in which direction Yes □ Increased □ Reduced □ No □ 6: What is your perception about the future of crime rate in your neighborhood It would increase □ It would stay constant □ It would decrease □ 7: Specifically, which type of crime is common in your neighborhood Burglary □ Sexual assault □ Physical assaults □ Drug rated crime □ Fraud □ Traffic crime □ 8: Which type of crime do you fear most Burglary □ Sexual assault □ Physical assaults □ Drug rated crime □ Fraud □ Traffic crime □ 9: Is there a place within your neighborhoods where you would fear to walk because of the fear of crime Yes □ No □ 10: In your opinion what are the major causes of crime Poor education □ Poor parenting □ Poverty □ Unemployment □ Drugs □ Family issues □ Others (Please specify). 11: Based on the selected cause of crime above, would you pay tax to support crime preventions measures such as drug education programs, parenting programs or education programs Yes would support □ No would not support □ 12: Based on the crime information from your source of information; what is the ethnic /racial distribution of criminals? Whites are more □ Africans are more □ Asians are more □ Hispanics are more □ 13: To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following statements Strongly agree Agree Neither disagree or agree Disagree Strongly disagree The police are fair in treating all races/ ethnicities .