FSD2052 Police Barometer 1999

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Study title

Police Barometer 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD2052

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2052

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

  • Ministry of the Interior. Police Department

Abstract

The Police Barometer charts Finnish opinion on safety and security, police activities and the quality of police services. Firstly, the respondents evaluated the public and private services provided in their area of residence. They were also presented with a set of questions concerning Finnish internal security and the role of the police. For example, they assessed the ability of the police to ensure law and order, the different tasks of the police and their priorities, and the threat of international crime in Finland.

Sense of security and fear of crime were studied by asking how worried respondents were about various things such as assaults, burglaries, drink driving and sexual harassment. They were asked how safe they feel being at home during the day or in the city centre after dark. Views on the crime situation in the respondents' neighbourhood were probed. Respondents were also asked whether they had been victims of crime.

Respondents' opinions on the reachability and visibility of the police were examined by asking which number they would call when needing the police, how often they see police patrols in their neighbourhood and what is the distance from their home to the nearest police station. The quality of police services were assessed with questions about the last time respondents contacted the police and reasons for doing so.

Respondents assessed the attitudes of the police towards people from different cultures and their own trust in the activities of the police. They also rated how well the police have succeeded in, for example, solving crimes, preventing crime, keeping in touch with citizens, and providing help quickly.

In conclusion, respondents were asked how long they had lived in the area and do they themselves or does a close relative work in the police force. Background variables included respondent's gender, age, economic activity, occupational group, level of education, marital status, accomodation type, number of dependant children, household's annual gross income, household size, and province and region of residence.

Keywords

citizens; crime and security; crime victims; evaluation; offences; personal safety; police services; police-community relationship; public services; quality; roles

Topic Classification

Series

Police Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

  • Taloustutkimus

Data Producers

  • Ministry of the Interior. Police Department

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999-11-12 – 1999-11-28

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged between 15 and 74 living in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

Quota sampling based on gender, age, province, and municipality type.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Variable denoting municipality of residence has been removed from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Ministry of the Interior: Police Barometer 1999 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2052

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Poliisin turvallisuusbarometri 1999: haastattelututkimuksen tuloksia (2000). Helsinki: Sisäasiainministeriön poliisiosasto. Poliisiosaston julkaisut; 3/2000.

Manninen, Pentti & Käyhkö, Esa (2010). Poliisibarometrit 1999-2010. Faktorianalyysi [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Sisäasiainministeriö. Sisäinen turvallisuus. Sisäasiainministeriön julkaisuja 30/2010. http://www.intermin.fi/julkaisu/302010 [viitattu 23.3.2015].

Vuorensyrjä, Matti & Fagerlund, Monica (2016). Poliisibarometri 2016. Kansalaisten käsitykset poliisin toiminnasta ja sisäisen turvallisuuden tilasta [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Sisäministeriö. Sisäinen turvallisuus. Sisäministeriön julkaisu 27/2016. http://www.intermin.fi/julkaisu/272016 [viitattu 10.10.2016]

Fagerlund, M. & Kääriäinen, J. (2018). Intervening in Domestic Violence as a Police Task: Legal Reform and Policing Versus Citizens' Perspective. Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention , 19 (1), 78-97.

Vuorensyrjä, M. 2018. Police Management Reform, Labor Productivity, and Citizens' Evaluation of Police Services. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management.

Vuorensyrjä, Matti & Fagerlund, Monica (2018). Poliisibarometri 2018. Kansalaisten arviot poliisin toiminnasta ja Suomen sisäisen turvallisuuden tilasta. Raportteja 130. Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu, Tampere. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-815-344-6.

Vuorensyrjä, Matti & Rauta, Jenita (2020). Poliisibarometri 2020. Kansalaisten arviot poliisin toiminnasta ja Suomen sisäisen turvallisuuden tilasta. Helsinki: Sisäministeriö. Sisäinen turvallisuus. Sisäministeriön julkaisuja 2020:12. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-324-641-6

Vuorensyrjä, Matti & Fagerlund, Monica (2018). Poliisibarometri 2018. Kansalaisten arviot poliisin toiminnasta ja Suomen sisäisen turvallisuuden tilasta. Tampere: Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu. Poliisiammattikorkeakoulun raportteja 130. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-815-344-6

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