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","::"~ __ ~,,,-,l,J..=,----- -------Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983 !PublicAttitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.33 Attitudes toward the statement that not enough money and resources are being spent toprevent juvenile crime, by demographic characteristics, United States, 1982Table 2.34 Attitudes toward causes of Increasing crime,United Sil,tes, 1981f'VTE: See f'VTES, Tables 2.25 and 2.26.)\OTE: The Gallup Organization conducted 1,030 telellhoneQuestion: "I'd like you to tell me whether you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, orInterviews across the Notion between Jon. 16-23, 1981 for thedisagree strongly with each of the statements."Newsweek Poll. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percent"Not enough money and resources are being spent on trying to prevent crime by juveniles." (Source, p. 47).(Percent)QUestion: "What is most responsible for the Increasingrate of crime?")\Unber of Agree Agree Disagree Disagree No opinion/respondents strongly somewhat somewhat strongly no response 1(Percent a )Total 1,002 35 26 15 10 14CausesSex:I,Male 499 37 26 13 II 13 Unemployment 37Female 503 32 27 17 9 15ICourts too lenient 20L Breakdown of fomlly, society, values 19Race:[,Punishment not severe llnough 13White 871 32 28 15 10 15 Drugs 13Block/other 123 51 16 10 12 II TV vlulence, movies 3Education:Opercents do not odd up to 100 because of multipleHigh school, incomplete 167 41 23 10 12 14 responses.High school, graduate 357 40 25 15 8 12College, incomplete 190 31 29 15 9 16 Source: "The Plague of Violent Crime," Newsweek, Mar.College, graduate 285 28 29 18 10 15 23, 1981, p. 47. Copyright 1981 by Newsweek Inc. All rightsreserved. Reprinted by permission.Occupation:Professional, manager, owner 292 33 28 18 8 13Sales and clerical 120 30 28 21 8 13Blue collar 221 38 25 15 12 10Household income:Under $15,000 237 40 24 II 12 13$15,000 to $24,999 215 39 27 14 8 12$25,000 and over 397 30 29 17 10 14~25,OOO to $34,999 252 34 27 16 8 1535,000 and over 145 25 32 18 12 13Age:Under 35 years 429 33 34 16 6 II 18 to 24 years 147 37 39 10 5 925 to 34 years 282 31 31 19 7 12I35 to 44 years 181 35 27 21 7 1045 to 64 years 246 39 It! II 16 1665 years and older 133 33 20 8 13 26IICorrmunity size:INilnrnetro 551 33 27 17 9 '14Metro:50,000 to 999,999 341 36 28 12 II 131,000,000 and over 110 43 20 13 10 14Region:Northeast 219 34 32 15 9 10North Central 260 35 28 15 7 15IISouth 331 35 23 16 II 15iWest 192 35 24 II 13 17I-Home ownership:Own 702 32 26 16 II i5Rent 296 41 28 II 7 13Household size:I I~r 2 people 441 36 22 12 II 19I3 or 4 people 408 33 31 17 10 9 !5 people and more 148 38 26 16 6 14jMarital status:\'IiIil)IiIIIMarried 658 32 27 16 II 14Not married 341 40 25 12 9 14IfEmployment status:IIEmployed 640 34 28 17 9 12 IEmployed female 265 34 27 20 8 IINot employed 362 37 25 10 10 18 II-.Not employed female 238 31 27 13 9 20Head of household:Mole 432 36 24 13 13 14Female 440 31 27 17 9 16Source: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Public Attitudes Toward Youth Crime, Workingpaper (Minneapolis, Minn.: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 1982). Table adopted bysaRCEBOa< stoff. Reprinted by permission.228229