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--------------------------------------.. - ---Public Attitudes Toward Crime and <strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>-Reloted Topics., <strong>Sourcebook</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> Statlstlc~ I !l831., Table 2.28 Attitud'rs toward the statement that the rate <strong>of</strong> serious juvenile crime is increasing, by;. Table 2.27 Attitudes toward the statement that courts are too lenient on juvenile. found guilty <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> the statements."disagree strongly with each <strong>of</strong> the statements." t "There has been a steady and alarming increase in the rate <strong>of</strong> serious juvenile crime.""The juvenile courts are too lenient on Juveniles found guilty <strong>of</strong> serious crimes." I)(Percent)(Percent)iINJrnber <strong>of</strong> Agree Agree Disagree Disagree No opinion/NJmber <strong>of</strong> 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: Pr<strong>of</strong>essional, manager, owner 292 62 26 5 (a) 7Pr<strong>of</strong>essional, 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 -<strong>of</strong> household:Head <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> Public Affairs, Public Attitudes Toward Youth Crime, Workingpaper (Minneapolis, Minn.: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute <strong>of</strong> Public Affairs, 1982). Table adapted bySource: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute <strong>of</strong> Public Affairs, Public Attitudes Toword Youth Crime, WorkingSCLRCEBOO< staff. Reprinted by permission.paper (Minneapolis, Minn.: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute <strong>of</strong> Public Affairs, 19112). Table adapted bySOLRCEBOO< staff. Reprinted by permission.J1I!223

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