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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1388 Public Attitudes to the Police, 1980 138810.5255/UKDA-SN-1388-1 Opinion Research Centre Granada Television Ltd Granada Reports Copyright Opinion Research Centre, Granada Reports and Granada Television Ltd. Granada Television Ltd UK Data Service 01 January 1982 AGEATTITUDESCHILDRENCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSCORRUPTIONCRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONDISCRIMINATIONEMPLOYMENTETHNIC GROUPSGENDERLABOUR RELATIONSMARITAL STATUSMASS MEDIAOCCUPATIONSOFFENCESPOLICINGPOLICE BRUTALITYPOLICINGPOLICE SERVICESPOLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPSOCIAL CLASS Crime and law enforcementSocial behaviour and attitudes <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The purpose of this survey was to collect information concerning the public's attitude towards the police.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br> Whether police are doing a good or bad job in area, assessment of success in tackling crime, opinion of police knowledge and understanding of area. Amount of confidence in police held by local people, whether there are sufficient numbers in area, whether patrols should be by foot or car, whether feels an elected body (e.g. local council) should have more/less control over police. Whether all sections of the population are treated equally (listing of groups - e.g. immigrants, homosexuals, middle class people). Opinion of treatment of suspects and of any allegations of police mistreatment, by whom complaints should be investigated. To what extent police should use own judgement in applying the law, whether certain types of crime are dealt with too harshly/leniently (e.g. motoring offences, possession of drugs, suspicious behaviour ('sus'), sexual offences etc.), whether believes police officers in area take bribes. Whether media reports of police matters are biased and in which way, whether police favour pickets or employers in industrial disputes. Whether respondent regards police in general as friends/enemies/neutral enforcers of the law, whether public have sufficient understanding of problems police face.<br> Background Variables<br> Sex, age cohort, marital status, social class, ethnic group, children in household, occupation of head of household, work status (respondent). 17 March 1980 - 22 March 198017 March 198022 March 1980 England IndividualsSubnationalAdults Adults in the Granada Television area Cross-sectional (one-time) study Quota sample(A) covering Granada Television area; (B) four two-stage quota sample surveys in Manchester and Liverpool Face-to-face interview <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p><p>Additional conditions of use apply:</p><p>I agree to the following condition of use:</p><p>Not to criticise, disparage or make defamatory statements regarding the ORC data supplied to me in pursuant to this agreement except with the prior written consent of Opinion Research Limited, of Legal Department, Westgate, London, W5 1UA.</p> See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1388 2024-11-28T07:20:58Z ddi:codebook:2_5