FSD2357 Police Barometer 2007
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Study title
Police Barometer 2007
Dataset ID Number
FSD2357
Persistent identifier
urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2357Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Ministry of the Interior. Police Department
Abstract
The survey studied Finnish public opinion on the role and services of the police, citizens' feelings about safety and security, fear of crime, experiences of crime, and trust in the police, the Border Guard, rescue services, etc. First, the respondents were asked how important certain bodies (e.g. the Church, the Customs, schools, the Armed Forces) were to crime prevention and to improving the safety of their neighbourhood. Views were probed on which tasks should be the responsibility of the police, how the tasks should be prioritised, and whether international crime was a threat to Finland. One theme examined the ways and means of improving traffic safety.
Regarding general order and safety, the respondents gave their views on enhancing employment, paying attention to behavioural models offered by parents, criminalising prostitution and increasing surveillance, increasing leisure time activities for young people, and introducing a zero-tolerance policy towards transgressions.
Sense of security and fear of crime were studied by asking how concerned the respondents were about certain things (e.g. assaults, housebreaking, drink driving, sexual harassment, Internet data security). Some questions focused on how safe the respondents felt at home during the day, in the city centre after dark, in their neighbourhood late at night, etc. The respondents were asked whether they themselves had become victims of certain crimes, whether they had notified the police, and if not, why. Further questions surveyed whether the respondents had been eyewitnesses to any crimes or witnesses/complainants in a criminal procedure, and whether they had experienced a threat or pressure from somebody subjected to a criminal procedure. In addition, measures taken by the respondents to reduce the risk of crime were charted.
Opinions on the accessibility and visibility of the police were examined by asking which number the respondents would call when needing the police, how often they had seen police patrols in their neighbourhood, and what was the distance from their home to the nearest police station. The quality of police services were assessed with questions about the last time the respondents had contacted the police, reasons for doing so, and how they had been treated. The respondents also rated how well the police had succeeded in solving crimes, preventing crime, keeping in touch with citizens, providing help quickly, etc.
Opinions on the attitude of the police towards people from different cultures were studied. The survey also charted trust in the police, emergency and protective services, private security guards, the Border Guards, the Customs, and the Armed Forces. In conclusion, the respondents were asked how long they had lived in their municipality of residence, how often they travelled abroad, how often they spent time in the population centre of their municipality in the evening or at night, and whether they themselves or a close relative worked in the police force.
Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, employment status, economic activity, marital status, household composition, number and ages of children living in the household, total number of people in the household, household income, R's education, size of the municipality of residence, degree of urbanity, type of accommodation, and province of residence.
Keywords
crime and security; fear of crime; law enforcement; offences; personal safety; police services; police-community relationship; road safety; trust; witnesses
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Crime and law enforcement (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Police BarometersDistributor
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
2007
Collection Dates
2007-10-08 – 2007-11-08
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
People living in Finland aged 15-79 (excluding the Åland Islands)
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Quota
989 persons were interviewed in 95 municipalities. Quota sampling based on the age, gender, region, and municipality type distributions of the target population.
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: English and Finnish.
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Number of Cases and Variables
332 variables and 989 cases.
Data Version
3.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
The question "How important do you consider the following to be for maintaining order in public places" was asked in two separate omnibus rounds. The information from the latter round was used in reporting. The item "Written procedure (i.e. a simple criminal case can be decided at the District Court solely on the basis of written procedure without a main hearing if the accused confesses to the crime and the crime victim gives his/her consent)" was left out from the data collection phase and it was reintroduced in Spring 2008. For this reason, the dataset includes two data which are separated with the help of variable source01.
To prevent identification, background variable bv19 (municipality of residence) was removed from the data during archiving.
Weighting
There are no weight variables in the data.
Citation Requirement
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 2007 [dataset]. Version 3.0 (2018-08-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2357
Deposit Requirement
Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.
Disclaimer
The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.
Related Publications
Haraholma, Kristiina (2011). Poliisin hallintorakenneuudistus. Arviointitutkimus muutoksista ja sen vaikutuksista. Tampere: Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu. Poliisiammattikorkeakoulun raportteja; 97.
Poliisibarometri 2007. Tekstiraportti (2008) [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Sisäasiainministeriö. Poliisiosasto. Poliisin ylijohdon julkaisusarja; 4/2008. http://www.poliisi.fi/intermin/biblio.nsf/F45E0A8BE43FF83AC2257433004398A6/$file/4-2008.pdf [viitattu 26.3.2013].
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]
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.
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