FSD2224 Police Barometer 2005
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Study title
Police Barometer 2005
Dataset ID Number
FSD2224
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2224https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2224
Data 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 should the tasks be prioritised, and whether international crime was a threat to Finland. One theme covered ways and means of improving traffic safety.
Sense of security and fear of crime were studied by asking how worried 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 center after dark or 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 not. Further questions surveyed whether the respondents had been eyewitnesses to any crimes (e.g. stealing or car theft) or witnesses/complainants in a criminal procedure, and whether they had experienced a threat or pressure from somebody subjected to a criminal procedure. 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. They were also asked in which matters they would prefer to contact the police over the phone or through e-mail (e.g. reporting car theft or vandalism). 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 have 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 persons in the household, household income, R's education, number of inhabitants in the municipality of residence, degree of urbanity, housing tenure, and province of residence.
Keywords
crime and security; crime victims; 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
2005
Collection Dates
2005-11-08 – 2005-11-28
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
People resident in Finland aged 15 or over (excluding the Åland Islands)
Time Method
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Quota
1,012 persons were interviewed in 93 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
370 variables and 1012 cases.
Data Version
2.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
Response options and their order in the data file differ somewhat from those in the questionnaire. The response options in the data file are those used for the reporting of the survey, i.e., the frequencies are correct.
Variable identifying municipality of residence has been removed from the data.
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 2005 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-09-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2224
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Disclaimer
The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.
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Haraholma, Kristiina (2011). Poliisin hallintorakenneuudistus. Arviointitutkimus muutoksista ja sen vaikutuksista. Tampere: Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu. Poliisiammattikorkeakoulun raportteja; 97.
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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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