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 .

1. 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

2. 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

3. Word of mouth
Relatives and acquaintances
Community meetings
Internet
Books
Government websites

4. 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 □

5. 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

6. statements
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither disagree or agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
The police are fair in treating all races/ ethnicities fairly
The police are reliable when called upon
14: Do you think prisons give offenders the needed help to stop
engaging in crime?
Yes □ No □
15. During the last 6 months, has any acquaintance or relative
been a victim of crime?
Yes □ No□
16 If yes, which type of crime?
Violent crime such as; rape, murder, assault or kidnap □
Property crime such as; forgery, burglary with weapon,
theft □
17: Do you think the criminal justice system treats all crime
suspects fairly?
Yes □ No □
18: What is the most important aspect that criminal justice
system should do in order to reduce crime
Bring more offenders to justice □

7. Speed the delivery of justice □
Prevent crime□
Increase availability of rehabilitation projects in
community □
19: Do you oppose or favor intensive supervision of offenders
who were under influence of drugs
Strongly oppose □
Oppose □
Favor □
Strongly favor □
20: Do you think your perception of crime reflect the public
opinion about crime
Yes □ No □
21: What is your perception about sentencing in reducing
crime?
It is somewhat effective □
It is effective □
It is not effective □
22: Over the years, has there been a change in information
regarding crime from your preferred source?
Yes □ No □
23: Have you ever interacted with the criminal justice system?
Yes □ No □
24: How would you describe your contact with the criminal
justice system (It includes, the police, the courts, the probation
officers, among others)
Negative □
Very Negative □
Neither negative nor positive □
Positive □
Very positive □
25: Supposing the economic situation improved in terms of
salary increment; do you think crime will be problem to you
Not really □
Yes □
Not sure □

8. Demographics
1: What is your age bracket
18-25 □ 26 -35 □ 36- 44 □ 45- 54 □ 55-60 □
2: What is your sex
Male □ Female □
3: Where is your residence
Town □ Rural □
4 What is your race or ethnicity?
White □ Hispanic □ Native □
African American □ Asian □
5: What is your rough annual income before tax
$1000 -5000 □
$5001-10000 □
$10001-20000 □
$20001- 30000 □
$30000- 40001 □
Fear of Crime
The fear of crime is highest among women of relatively
higher income; it is lowest among men of relatively low income.
On the 5 respondents, 2 were females while three were males,
the two females and one male were in higher income bracket,
while the two males were in relatively lower income bracket.
The one male in higher income bracket ranked recession as a
concerning problem.
Variation in fear of crime
The fear of crime is depicted by the responses; however, it
is subjective based on the existing social problems, the gravity
of the crime and the comparison of the crime with other social
ills (Chapman, Mirrlees-Black, & Brawn 2002). The
respondents noted that among the social problems affecting
them they are more concerned about recession compared to
crime. The response explains why the fear of crime is subjective
and depends on the existing social problems.

9. When crime is isolated from other social ills, the
respondents feel that the sources of information are biased
against some races. However, the perception of bias is based on
the ethnicity of the respondents. African America and Hispanic
respondents felt that crime reports are biased. They also felt
that the police are not fear in dealing with people of all
ethnicities. The information highlights the distrust that exists
between people of some races and the criminal justice system.
In line with this they noted that the police are reliable when
called upon.
The respondents noted that in order to reduce crime in the
neighborhood, the criminal justice system should focus on
increasing rehabilitation projects in community. The
recommendation aligns with the perception that crime arise
because of drug abuse. 80 % of respondents noted that they
would pay tax to support programs that reduce crime such as
education and drug rehabilitation programs.
Questions to word differently
The questions that would be worded differently include;
during the last 12 months has any acquaintance experienced
murder, robbery, burglary, rape, or assault. In this question, I
would explain the difference between burglary and robbery.
Robbery occurs when there is a direct confrontation of the
offender and the victim with the aim of a valuable assets using
intimidation, threats or force. On the other hand, burglary
occurs when a person enters a building with the intention of
committing theft.
Questions to eliminate
The question that I would avoid is; during the last 6
months, has any acquaintance or relative been a victim of crime.
Respondents who have not experienced directly or indirectly
any incident of crime avoided the question.
Limitations of the Study
The study has limitations; the first is the small sample
size. A sample size of 5 respondents is not representative of the
population in the neighborhood. Secondly, the findings of the

10. study are not reliable because of biased study area, the
respondents were co-workers belonging to the same socio-
economic status; therefore, the answers responses were limited
in perception. In order to address the limitation, the respondents
should be picked from various socio-economic backgrounds.
Application of the Findings
The findings of the study are useful to the social workers
and the criminal justice system. In relation to social work, it
informs of the social problems that lead to increase in crime. In
relation to the criminal justice system, the perceptions about the
criminal justice system are highlighted. Importantly, the system
may change the way it handles crime in order to reduce its
incidence.
References
Chapman, B., Mirrlees-Black, C and Brawn, C (2002).
Improving Public Attitude to the Criminal Justice System:
The Impact of Information. Web. Accessed on 17/5/2020

11. Appendix 1: Delivery of survey and choice of wording
The survey will be delivered manually because the sample size
is small.
The questions are appropriate for the study because it focuses
on the attitude towards crime in the society. The questions use
simple words for ease of understanding □
respondent 1respondent 2respondent 3respondent 4respondent 5
1. 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: Rank the sources of information on crime in terms of
reliability
Radio
Personal experience
Television
Word of mouth

12. Relatives and acquaintances
Community meetings
Internet
Books
Government websites
3: do you think your perception of crime in your neighborhood
is a problem that
Yes
No
4: Rank the following social problems based on which one
concerns you most
Pollution
Diseases
Homelessness
Crime
Recession
5: do you think crime rate has changed?if yes in which
direction
Yes □
No □
Reduced □
Increased □
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

13. Burglary
Sexual assault
Physical assaults
Drug rated crime
Fraud
Traffic crime
9: Is there a place within your neighborhoods where your would
fear to walk beca
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 c
Yes would support □
No would not support □
12: what is the ethnic /racial distribution of criminals based on
your info?
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 agree or disagree,disagree,strongly
disagree)
The police are fair in treating all races/ ethnicities
fairly
The police are reliable when called
upon

14. 14: Do you think prisons give offenders the needed help to stop
engaging in cri
Yes
No
15. has any acquaintance or relative been a victim of crime
recently
Yes
No
16 If yes, which type of crime?
Violent crime such as; rape, murder, assault or
kidnap □
Property crime such as; forgery, burglary with
weapon, theft
17: Do you think the criminal justice system treats all crime
suspects fairly?
Yes
No
18: What is the most important aspect that criminal justice
system should do in
Bring more offenders to justice □
Speed the delivery of justice □
Prevent crime□
Increase availability of rehabilitation projects in
community □
19: Do you oppose or favor intensive supervision of offenders
who were under in
Strongly oppose □
Oppose □
Favor □
Strongly favor □
20: Do you think your perception of crime reflect the public
opinion about crime
Yes
No
21: What is your perception about sentencing in reducing
crime?

15. It is somewhat effective □
It is effective □
It is not effective □
22: Has there been a change in information regarding crime
from
Yes
No
23: Have you ever interacted with the criminal justice system?
Yes
No
24: How would you describe your contact with the criminal
justice system (It inc
Negative □
Very Negative □
Neither negative nor positive □
Positive □
Very positive □
25: Supposing the economic situation improved in terms of
salary increment; do
Not really □
Yes □
Not sure □
Worksheet 2respondent 1respondent 2respondent 3respondent
4respondent 51. 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
websites2: Rank the sources of information on crime in terms of
reliability Radio
Personal experience
Television Word of mouth
Relatives and acquaintances

16. Community meetings
Internet Books
Government websites3: do you think your perception of crime
in your neighborhood is a problem that
Yes No 4:
Rank the following social problems based on which one
concerns you most
Pollution Diseases
Homelessness Crime
Recession 5: do you think crime rate has changed?if yes in
which direction
Yes □ No □
Reduced □
Increased □6: What is your perception about the future of crime
rate in your neighborhood
It would increase It
would stay constant It
would decrease7: 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 your would
fear to walk beca
yes No10:
In your opinion what are the major causes of crime
Poor education □ Poor
parenting □ Poverty
□
Unemployment □

17. Drugs □ Family
issues □ Others
(Please specify).11: Based on the selected cause of crime
above, would you pay tax to support c
Yes would support □ No
would not support □12: what is the ethnic /racial distribution of
criminals based on your info?
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 agree or disagree,disagree,strongly disagree)
The police are fair in treating all races/ ethnicities fairly
The police are reliable when called upon 14: Do you think
prisons give offenders the needed help to stop engaging in cri
Yes No15.
has any acquaintance or relative been a victim of crime recently
Yes No16 If
yes, which type of crime? Violent crime such as;
rape, murder, assault or kidnap □ Property crime
such as; forgery, burglary with weapon, theft 17: Do you think
the criminal justice system treats all crime suspects fairly?
Yes No18:
What is the most important aspect that criminal justice system
should do in Bring more offenders
to justice □ Speed the delivery
of justice □
Prevent crime□ Increase availability of rehabilitation
projects in community □19: Do you oppose or favor intensive
supervision of offenders who were under in
Strongly oppose □
Oppose □
Favor □ Strongly
favor □20: Do you think your perception of crime reflect the
public opinion about crime

18. Yes No21:
What is your perception about sentencing in reducing crime?
It is somewhat effective □
It is effective □ It is not
effective □22: Has there been a change in information regarding
crime from
Yes No23:
Have you ever interacted with the criminal justice system?
Yes No24:
How would you describe your contact with the criminal justice
system (It inc
Negative □ Very
Negative □ Neither negative
nor positive □
Positive □ Very
positive □25: Supposing the economic situation improved in
terms of salary increment; do
Not really □
Yes □ Not sure □
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