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The survey studied the extent, frequency, and nature of self-reported offending among young people in Finland as well as their attitudes towards crime and experiences of being victims. The 2020 version of the survey included new questions concerning hate crimes, online hate speech, cyberbullying and sexual harassment committed by the respondents' friends. The 2020 survey also contained more detailed questions than in previous years about cybercrime and online hate speech on social media. Additionally, the 2020 survey introduced questions where the respondents were asked to rate to rate how well various statements about being friendly, restless, obedient, having trouble sleeping, etc. applied to them. First, the respondents were asked about their school performance, future plans and family. Questions covered truancy, making graffiti, damaging the school's or other property, theft and shoplifting, motor vehicle theft, breaking and entering, copyright infringement online, bullying and cyberbullying, taking part in a fight, assault, robbery, possession of a weapon, alcohol use, drink-driving, and drug use. If the respondents admitted to having done any of the acts mentioned, they were asked whether they had done it in the previous 12 months and how many times. Relating to some of the offences, the respondents were also presented with specifying questions about the last time they had committed the act, for example, whether they had acted alone, whether they had been drunk at the time, whether the act had been revenge for some previous incident, what they had stolen, whether their motive for the offence had been discriminatory, and whether the police had been informed of the act. The respondents were also asked whether they had been a victim of criminal damage, robbery, theft, bullying, threats of violence, assault, hate crime, parental corporal punishment, cyberbullying and sexual harassment by adults or other young people. If the respondents had been a victim of any...