Aineiston nimi

Young Male Crime Survey 2006

Aineistonumero

FSD2346

Pysyvät tunnisteet

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2346
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2346

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Kivivuori, Janne (National Research Institute of Legal Policy (Optula))

Sisällön kuvaus

The survey covered self-reported crime of young Finnish males, focusing particularly on theft and other property crime, and crimes of violence. Dealings with the police and punishments received were also studied. One of the goals of the survey was to test the possibility of creating new standardised indicators for self-reported crime in Finland. The survey repeated several questions used in the Young Male Crime Survey in 1962.

Drinking habits were studied by asking how often the respondents drink until they become intoxicated. Knowledge of the Finnish law was tested by asking whether the respondents knew what age criminal liability began at, what the blood alcohol content limit for driving while intoxicated (DWI) was, and what the legal age of consent was (minimum age at which a person is considered to be capable of consenting to sexual acts).

Regarding victimization of crime, the respondents were asked whether they had been victims of non-violent theft, or of theft involving violence or threat of violence, and if so whether they had told the police. Further questions explored whether the respondents had been victims of the following, when and how often: threats of violence, insults or threats through e-mail, sms messages or Internet discussion forums, being deliberately jostled or pushed (by way of harassment), physical attack, assault, violence without weapons or violence with weapons like knives, guns etc. The respondents were asked whether they had had to visit a doctor, receive first aid or be hospitalized because of the violence, ever or during the past 12 months.

Self-reported crime was studied by asking the respondents whether they themselves had ever or during the past 12 months participated in the following: taking something from someone without permission, theft from workplace, shoplifting, stealing ashtrays or such from cafes or restaurants, theft of vehicle parts, theft of a motor vehicle (car, motor cycle, scooter, motorboat), theft of a bicycle, other type of theft, receiving, buying or selling stolen goods, leaving a restaurant or hotel without paying, driving while intoxicated, deliberately damaging streetlights, road signs or such, disorderly conduct in a public place while intoxicated, deliberately threatening or insulting someone through e-mail, text messages or Internet discussion forums, illegally copying music or movies over the Internet or distributing such to strangers via the Internet, assaulting someone with intent to harm, or carrying a knife or other offensive weapon with intent to harm or for self-defence. Regarding drug abuse, the respondents were asked whether they had ever or during the past 12 months tried or used marijuana or hashish, or ecstasy, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, LSD or other drugs. One question investigated working without paying taxes.

The respondents were asked whether they had had dealings with the police and why. Penalties/punishments received (petty fines, fines, community service, juvenile punishment, conditional or unconditional prison sentence) were charted. Views were probed on the severity of Finnish punishments. Finally, the respondents were asked about their call-up date for the conscription army.

Background variables included the respondent's year of birth, mother tongue, country of birth, activity after basic education, economic activity in the past 12 months, duration of possible unemployment, occupation, municipality of residence, household composition, number of children, father's occupation, and whether R was studying at the time of the survey.

Asiasanat

assault; burglary; crime victims; crimes against persons; crimes against property; criminal damage; drinking behaviour; drinking offences; drug offences; drug use; harassment; juvenile delinquency; punishment; robbery; shoplifting; theft; traffic offences; youth

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Crime and law enforcement (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Youth (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Kerääjät

• National Research Institute of Legal Policy

Tuottajat

• National Research Institute of Legal Policy

Ajallinen kattavuus

1988 – 2006

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2006-11

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland, Helsinki

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

Young men who had reached or would reach the call-up age of 18 years in 2006 and were living in Helsinki.

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The questionnaire was given to all young men who attended the year 2006 call-ups for military service in Helsinki.

The sample consisted of young men who reached the call-up age of 18 during the year 2006, which means they were mainly born in 1988. The sample also included those who had not reported to the previous call-ups and whose case had not been separately evaluated. The questionnaires were given to attendees of the call-ups at arrival, with instructions to complete and return the questionnaires during the day. There were 17 call-ups, and the number of attendees varied between 70 - 225.

Keruumenetelmä

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Structured questionnaire

Vastausprosentti

89.9

Datatiedostojen kieli

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Datan versio

2.0

Katso myös

FSD2345 Young Male Crime Survey 1962

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

Responses to the open-ended answer option of the question 7 are not included in the data. Occupational variables have been classified.

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

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.

Malliviittaus

Kivivuori, Janne (National Research Institute of Legal Policy (Optula)): Young Male Crime Survey 2006 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2346

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Erityisehdot

Users of the data shall send the Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy a copy of all reports, articles, other publications or unpublished theses based on or using the data. The copies shall be sent to the mail address: Department of Social Research, Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, Janne Kivivuori, P.O. Box 10, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, FINLAND.

Varaumat

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Käytön ja kuvailun oheismateriaalit

Classification of occupations used in the study: Statistics Finland's Classification of Occupations 2001.

Salmi, Venla (2008). Nuorten miesten rikoskäyttäytyminen 1962 ja 2006. Rikollisuuden kehitys itse ilmoitetun rikollisuuden kyselyjen valossa. Helsinki: Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos. Oikeuspoliittisen tutkimuslaitoksen julkaisuja; 235

Julkaisut aineistosta

Salmi, Venla (2008). Nuorten miesten rikoskäyttäytyminen 1962 ja 2006. Rikollisuuden kehitys itse ilmoitetun rikollisuuden kyselyjen valossa. Helsinki: Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos. Oikeuspoliittisen tutkimuslaitoksen julkaisuja; 235