Criminal Justice System Survey

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1 Criminal Justice System Survey INTRODUCTION Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is from Millward Brown Australia, the market research company. We are conducting a short random survey into people s views of the criminal justice system in New South Wales and we d like your help. Could I please speak to the youngest male aged 15 years or over who lives in the household? [IF NO MALES ASK:] Then may I please speak to the youngest female aged 15 years or over who lives in the household? [IF YOUNGEST MALE OR FEMALE NOT AVAILABLE, SPEAK TO ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD ENSURING THEY ARE WITHIN QUOTAS] [REPEAT INTRODUCTION IF NEW PERSON COMES TO THE PHONE] SAY IF NECESSARY: Your replies will, of course, be treated in complete confidence. SAY IF NECESSARY: This is solely for research purposes and we will not try to sell you anything afterwards. SAY IF NECESSARY: Depending upon your answers the survey will take approximately 8-9 minutes to complete. Is now a good time to speak to you or would it be more convenient if I made an appointment to speak to you at a later time? IF NECESSARY MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF NOT WILLING TO PARTICIPATE, ASK IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE IN HOUSEHOLD WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP. At the end of this survey and in accordance with Privacy Guidelines, we will reveal the name of our client on whose behalf we are conducting this research. S1. Do you live in Sydney, Newcastle or Wollongong or elsewhere? SYDENY... 1 NEWCASTLE... 2 WOOLLONGONG... 3 ELSEWHERE... 4 INTERVIEWER NOTE: IF ELSEWHERE COMFIRM THEY LIVE IN NSW. S2. RECORD GENDER MALE... 1 FEMALE... 2 S3. What was your age at your last birthday? RECORD EXACT AGE.

2 The next few questions are about the Criminal Justice System as a whole. By this I mean the police, the courts, the people that prosecute offenders and the prison system. Q1a. How confident are you that the Criminal Justice system is effective in bringing people who commit crimes to justice? READ OUT Q1b. How confident are you that the Criminal Justice System meets the needs of victims of crime? READ OUT Q1c. How confident are you that the Criminal Justice system respects the rights of people accused of committing a crime? READ OUT Q1d. How confident are you that the Criminal Justice system treats people accused of committing a crime fairly? READ OUT Q1e. How confident are you that the Criminal Justice System deals with cases promptly? READ OUT

3 Q1f. How confident are you that the Criminal Justice System deals with cases efficiently? READ OUT

4 Q2. In general, would you say that sentences handed down by the courts are too tough, about right, or too lenient? PROBE: Is that a little too tough/lenient or much too tough/lenient? Much too tough... 1 A little too tough... 2 About right... 3 A little too lenient... 4 Much too lenient... 5 DO NOT READ: DON T KNOW... 6 Q3. I would like to ask whether you think that the level of property crime in NSW has changed over the past FIVE YEARS. Would you say there is more property crime, less property crime or about the same amount (since five years ago)? PROBE: Is that a lot or a little more/less? PROMPT: If you don't know, please just guess. A lot more crime... 1 A little more crime... 2 About the same... 3 A little less crime... 4 A lot less crime... 5 DO NOT READ: DON T KNOW... 6 The following questions ask you to give an answer out of 100. If you are not sure about the number, please give your best guess. Q4a. Of every 100 crimes recorded by the police, roughly what number do you think involve VIOLENCE or the THREAT of violence? Q4b. Of every 100 people charged with ASSAULT and brought to court, roughly what number do you think end up convicted? Q4c. Now I would like you to think about the kinds of sentence that are imposed for assault. Out of every 100 men aged 21 or over who are convicted of ASSAULT, how many do you think are sent to prison? 0 100

5 Q4d. Now turning to home burglary. Of every 100 people charged with HOME BURGLARY and brought to court, roughly what number do you think end up convicted? Q4e. Now I would like you to think about the kinds of sentence that are imposed for home burglary. Out of every 100 MEN aged 21 or over who are convicted of HOME BURGLARY, how many do you think are sent to prison? Q5. People get their information about the Criminal Justice System from many sources. Of the sources I m about to mention, which ones would you say were the MOST INFLUENTIAL sources of information about the Criminal Justice System for you personally? CODE ALL THAT APPLY a) Personal experience b) Relatives and/or friends experiences c) Word of mouth / information from other people d) Broadsheet newspapers (eg Sydney Morning Herald, Courier Mail, The Age, Adelaide Advertiser) e) Tabloid newspapers (eg Daily Telegraph) f) Local newspaper g) News programmes on TV / radio h) Talk-back radio i) Government publications j) Books k) Internet / world-wide-web l) School /college/university courses m) Somewhere else (Specify) Q6. Do you feel that you would like to know more about how judges sentence offenders? a) Yes b) No And finally, I would like to ask you a few questions about yourself to make sure we have a good cross section of people in our survey. D1 Which of the following best describes your household? [READ OUT] Person living alone 1 Couple with no children living at home 2 Couple with children living at home 3 Single parent with children living at home 4 Group household of unrelated adults 5

6 Group household of related adults 6 Something else (specify) 7 [DO NOT READ OUT] Can t Say/ Refused 8

7 D2. Can you please tell me the highest educational level you have completed? READ OUT Year 10 or less... 1 Year 11 or TAFE... 3 University... 4 ALL RESPONDENTS (SURVEY TYPES 1, 2 & 3) D3 Would you mind telling me your approximate household annual income from all sources before tax, bearing in mind that this information will remain strictly confidential? IF CAN T SAY ASK: Well what's your best guess? [READ OUT RANGES IF NECESSARY] INTERVIEWER NOTE: PLEASE REFER TO HELP SHEET FOR RESPONSE CODES. RESPONSES SPAN 2 SCREENS IF RESPONDENT IS HESITANT, CLARIFY Please be assured that this question is asked for research purposes only. Your responses are aggregated and you cannot be identified in any way. Less than $6,000 1 $6,000 - $9,999 2 $10,000 - $14,999 3 $15,000 - $19,999 4 $20,000 - $24,999 5 $25,000 - $29,999 6 $30,000 - $34,999 7 $35,000 - $39,999 8 $40,000 - $44,999 9 $45,000 - $49, $50,000 - $59, $60,000 - $69, $70,000 - $79, $80,000 - $89, $90,000 - $99, $100,000 - $109, $110,000 - $119, $120,000 - $129, $130,000 or more 19 [DO NOT READ OUT] Can t say 20 [DO NOT READ OUT] Refused 21

8 CLOSING DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS ALL RESPONDENTS (SURVEY TYPES 1, 2 & 3) Just to remind you my name is.... Could I please have your name so that we can re-contact you if necessary as part of our quality control to validate that this interview actually took place? YES 1 NO 2 [IF YES TO RECONTACT] May I please have your NAME? RECORD NAME. NAME: Once the validation period has finished, please be assured that your name and contact details will be removed from your responses to this survey. After that time we will no longer be able to identify the responses provided by you. However, for the period that your name and contact details remain with your survey responses, which will be approximately 3 months, you will be able to contact us and to request you have access to your information [IF YES TO RECONTACT] Can I just confirm that I have dialed the correct phone number: [PHONE NUMBER] Number is CORRECT 1 Number is WRONG 2 [IF WRONG TO DIALED NUMBER] Please can I have the correct telephone number to re-contact you on? INTERVIEWER: RECORD NUMBER WITH AREA CODE, NO SPACES OR DASHES & LEADING ZERO PHONE NUMBER: As this is market research, it is carried out in compliance with the Privacy Act. The information you provided will be used only for research purposes. This research was conducted on behalf of the NSW BUREAU OF CRIME STATISTICS & RESEARCH.

9 THAT'S THE END OF THE INTERVIEW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. PLEASE BE ASSURED THIS IS GENUINE MARKET RESEARCH. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES, YOU CAN CALL MY SUPERVISOR ON [INSERT PHONE ROOM NUMBER] OR CALL THE MARKET RESEARCH SOCIETY'S SURVEY LINE ON INTERVIEWER I certify this is a true, accurate and complete interview, conducted in accordance with IQCA standards and the ICC/ESOMAR code of conduct. I also agree to hold in confidence and not disclose to any other person the content of this questionnaire or any other information relating to this project.