Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

--------------------------------------.. - ---Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Reloted Topics., Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statlstlc~ I !l831., Table 2.28 Attitud'rs toward the statement that the rate of serious juvenile crime is increasing, by;. Table 2.27 Attitudes toward the statement that courts are too lenient on juvenile. found guilty of demographic characteristics, United States;, 1982serious crimes, by demographic charact,erlstlcs, United State., 1982N)TE: See N)TES, Tables 2.25 and 2.26.N)TEI See N)TES, Tables 2.25 and 2.26.Question: "I'd like you to tell me whether you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, orQuestion: "I'd like you to tell me whether you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree SOIl1!!what, ordisagree strongly with each of the statements."disagree strongly with each of the statements." t "There has been a steady and alarming increase in the rate of serious juvenile crime.""The juvenile courts are too lenient on Juveniles found guilty of serious crimes." I)(Percent)(Percent)iINJrnber of Agree Agree Disagree Disagree No opinion/NJmber of Agree Agree Disagree Disagree I'b oplnlonl res~ndents strongl:l somewhot somewhot strongl:l no reseonserespondents strongly somewhat somewhat strongly no responseTotal 1,002 63 24 5 7Total 1,002 52 26 9 5 8Sex:Sex:Male 499 60 28 5 6Male 499 55 24 9 5 7 Female 503 66 21 5 7Female 503 49 28 9 5 9Rac(!:Race:White 871 62 25 5 I 7White 871 52 27 8 4 9 IBlack/ other 123 71 16 8 3 2Black/ other 123 56 18 II 9 6Education:Education: High school, Incomplete 167 68 22 3 2 5High school, incomplete 167 57 23 7 6 7 High school, graduate 357 63 24 6 I 6High school, graduate 357 55 26 8 4 7 College, incomplete 190 61 25 8 0 6College, incomplete 190 51 25 II 4 9 College, graduate 285 61 25 4 I 9College, graduate 285 47 29 10 4 10Occupation:Occupation: Professional, manager, owner 292 62 26 5 (a) 7Professional, manager, owner 292 55 23 10 3 9 Sales and clerical 120 65 24 3 0 8Sales and clerical 120 48 33 8 7 4 Blue collar 221 61 24 6 3 6Blue collar 221 50 27 10 6 7Household income:Household income: lklder $15,000 237 66 22 5 3 4Under $15,000 237 53 2~:5 7 8 7 ~ I 5,000 to $24,~m 215 62 27 6 0 5~ I 5,000 to $24,999 215 55 28 6 3 8 25,000 and over 397 63 23 5 2 725,000 and over 397 51 28 II 3 7 ~25,000 to $34,:m; 252 63 24 5 2 6~25,000 to $34,999 252 55 2!r 9 4 7 35,000 and over 145 64 23 5 I 735,000 and over 145 44 33 14 I 8Age:Age: lklder 35 years 429 56 29 7 I 7Under 35 years 429 44 32 II 5 8 18 to 24 years 147 50 33 8 I 8III to 24 years 147 44 34 12 6 4 25 to 34 years 282 59 27 6 I 725 to 34 years 282 44 31 II 4 10 35 to 44 years 181 60 26 5 3 r;35 to 44 years 181 58 21 7 4 10 45 to 64 yeors 246 72 18 3 I 645 to 64 years 246 58 24 8 3 7 65 years and older 133 70 20 4 I 565 years and older 133 62 19 5 6 8Community size:Community size: Nc>nmetro 551 64 23 5 7Nonmetro 551 53 28 9 3 7 Metro:Metro: 50,000 to 999,999 341 62 26 5 2 550,000 to 999,999 341 51 24 9 6 10 1,000,000 and over 110 62 26 6 0 61,000,000 and over 110 55 22 10 6 7Region:Region: Northeast 219 67 26 2 I 4Northeast 219 55 24 9 5 7 North Central 260 52 31 7 2 8North Central 260 54 24 10 4 II South 331 65 22 5 I 7South 331 51 26 10 5 8 West 192 68 18 7 0 7West 192 48 32 7 3 10Home ownership:Home ownership: Own 702 63 24 5 7Own 702 53 26 9 4 8 Rent 296 62 25 6 6Rent 296 52 25 9 5 9Household size:Household size: I or 2 people 441 67 21 4 I 7I or 2 people 441 55 22 9 5 9 3 or 4 peo~;e 408 60 27 5 2 63 or 4 people 408 51 30 8 4 7 5 people Ilnd more 148 59 26 8 2 55 people and more 148 47 26 12 5 10Marital status:Morltal status: Married 658 64 23 5 2 6Married 658 53 27 9 3 8 Not married 341 61 26 6 I 6Not married 341 51 25 9 6 9Employment status:Employment status: Employed 640 62 25 5 I 7Employed 640 52 26 9 5 8 Employed female 265 67 20 4 I 8Employed female 265 46 31 10 6 7 Not employed 362 63 23 6 2 6Not employed 362 54 26 8 3 9 Not employed female 238 64 22 6 2 6!'bt employed femole 238 53 25 8 2 12Head -of household:Head of household: Male 432 61 27 5 6Male 432 56 23 9 4 8 Female !i!iO 66 21 5 ZFemale 440 50 27 9 4 10~aless than .0.5 percent.Source: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Public Attitudes Toward Youth Crime, Workingpaper (Minneapolis, Minn.: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 1982). Table adapted bySource: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Public Attitudes Toword Youth Crime, WorkingSCLRCEBOO< staff. Reprinted by permission.paper (Minneapolis, Minn.: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 19112). Table adapted bySOLRCEBOO< staff. Reprinted by permission.J1I!223