Topics At A Glance: Crime

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(Next, I'm going to read a list of problems facing the country. For each one, please tell me if you personally worry about this problem a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or not at all.) How much do you worry about...crime and violence?

Gallup Poll, [Mar, 2012]

Gallup Poll, [Mar, 2011]

(Next, I'm going to read a list of problems facing the country. For each one, please tell me if you personally worry about this problem a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or not at all?) How much do you personally worry about...crime and violence?

Gallup Poll, [Mar, 2010]

Been The Victim Of A Crime

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Have you yourself ever been a victim of crime and violence? (If Yes, ask:) Did this occur in the last year, the last 2-3 years, the last 4-5 years, or longer ago than that?

Time/CNN/Yankelovich Partners Poll, [Mar, 1995]

Have you yourself ever been the victim of a crime such as burglary or non-sexual assault?

Star Tribune National Poll, [Aug, 1991]

White Collar Crime

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Reports continue to come out about how the General Services Administration staff inappropriately and excessively spent taxpayer dollars on a Las Vegas conference, and now the Secret Service is involved in a prostitution scandal. Do you think these are examples of bad management by the Obama administration, or are these things that could happen under any administration?

Sample: National registered voters
Fox News Poll, [Apr, 2012]

(As I read a list of some stories covered by news organizations this past week, please tell me if you happened to follow each news story very closely, fairly closely, not too closely, or not at all closely.)...A sex abuse scandal at Penn State University...(If Necessary, ask:) Did you follow...a sex abuse scandal at Penn State University very closely, fairly closely, not too closely or not at all closely?

Pew News Interest Index Poll, [Dec, 2011]

(As I read a list of some stories covered by news organizations this past week, please tell me if you happened to follow each news story very closely, fairly closely, not too closely, or not at all closely.)...A sex abuse scandal at Penn State University...Did you follow a sex abuse scandal at Penn State University very closely, fairly closely, not too closely or not at all closely?

Pew Weekly News Interest Index Poll, [Dec, 2011]

Confidence In The Police

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(Now I am going to read you a list of institutions in American society. Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one--a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little?)...The police

Gallup Poll, [Jun, 2011]

Gallup Poll, [Jul, 2010]

How much confidence do you have in police officers in your community...to do a good job of enforcing the law--a great deal, a fair amount, just some, or very little confidence?

Pew Research Center/NPR Racial Attitudes in America Survey, [Oct, 2009]

Gun Regulation

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What do you think is more important--to protect the right of Americans to own guns, or to control gun ownership?

Note: Asked of Form B half sample
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Values Survey, [Apr, 2012]

Congress is considering legislation requiring all states which allow their own residents to carry concealed weapons to extend that right to non-residents with a concealed-carry permit from another state. Supporters say this legislation is necessary to ensure that people authorized to carry concealed weapons in their own state can protect themselves wherever they are. Opponents say it would undermine each state's ability to set its own standards for who can carry guns, like age or training requirements. Which comes closer to your view?...This legislation is necessary to ensure people can protect themselves wherever they are. The legislation would undermine each state's ability to set its own standards for who can carry guns and should not become law.

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, [Dec, 2011]

What do you think is more important--to protect the right of Americans to own guns, or to control gun ownership?

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Generations Survey, [Sep, 2011]

Courts In This Area Deal Too Harshly With Criminals

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In general, do you think the courts in this area deal too harshly or not harshly enough with criminals?

General Social Survey 2010, [Mar, 2010]

In general, do you think the courts in this area deal too harshly or not harshly enough with criminals?

General Social Survey 2008, [Apr, 2008]

In general, do you think the courts in this area deal too harshly or not harshly enough with criminals?

Note: Asked of 2/3 sample
General Social Survey 2006, [Mar, 2006]

Favor The Death Penalty For Murder

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Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press/Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Religion & Politics Survey, [Nov, 2011]

Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?

Gallup Poll, [Oct, 2011]

If you could choose between the following two approaches, which do you think is the better penalty for murder--the death penalty, or life imprisonment, with absolutely no possibility of parole?

CNN/ORC International Poll, [Sep, 2011]

From the Archives

Thinking about your use of the Internet in reaction to the (terrorist) attacks (on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon September 11, 2001), how much would you say using the Internet...helped you connect with people you needed to reach...a lot, some, a little, not at all?

Note: Asked of those who ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send and receive email (55%)
Pew Internet & American Life Project Poll, [Oct, 2001]

If you thought that your call to the police would result in the child being removed from the home immediately, would you still call the police or would you handle it in some other way?

Note: See note
Great American TV Poll #7, [Mar, 1991]

Do you think enough is being done to protect Canadians from identity theft by...retailers?

Ipsos-Reid/Intersections/Carlson Marketing Group Canada Poll, [Jan, 2005]