NCJ Number
34078
Date Published
1975
Length
45 pages
Annotation
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF 416 CITY HOUSEHOLDS COVERED CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION EXPERIENCES, CITIZENS' PERCEPTIONS OF CRIME AS A PROBLEM IN PORTSMOUTH, AND ATTITUDES TOWARD CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.
Abstract
ANALYSIS OF THIS 1973 STUDY DATA REVEALED SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION AND THE BELIEF AMONG AREA RESIDENTS THAT CRIME IS A MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY FELT THAT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THEIR CITY WAS FUNCTIONING IN AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MANNER AND SHOWED A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN SUPPORTING BOTH MORE EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND A GREATER DEGREE OF CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN THE WORK OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES.