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

--~--~--,--~ -- - --- - -----i"--...= ..... ~ ... ~-r 1i.Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsTable 2.55 Reported confidence in the ability of the police to prevent or solve crimes, by demographic characteristics, UnitedStates, 1982i'OTE: See i'OTE, Table 2.1. For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, seeAppendix 7. For detailed information on this survey, see Appendix 8.Questions: ''l-bw much confidence do you have In the police to prevent crimes such as robberies from happening--would you sayyou have a great deal of confidence, a good amount of confidence, very little confidence, or no confidence at all?"''l-bw much confidence do you have in the police to solve crimes such as robberies after they have happened-~would you say youhave a great deal of confidence, a good amount of confidence, very little confidence, or no confidence at all?"(Percent a )Confidence in the ability of the policeConfidence in the ability of the policeto I!revent crimesto solve crimes, _.No opinion,No opinion,Great Good Very None refused Great Good Very None refuseddeal amount little at all to answer deal amount little at all to answerNotional 18 43 33 5 14 46 34 5Sex:Male 18 41 34 6 (b) 14Female47 34 519 45 31 4 I 13 46 33 6Race, ethnicity:White 18 44 33 5 (b) 13Black49 32 425 29 38 8 I 15Hispanic34 42 814 38 38 8 I 12 34 42 IIEducation:College 14 43 37 6 (b) 10High school49 35 420I43 31 6 I 15Grade school45 33 637I37 22 3 I 28 39 23 5 6Employment status:Full-time employed 15 42 36 7 (b) 12 46Part-time employed36 515I48 34 3 0 10Unemployed52 33 5 (b)22 37 3. 1 8 I 13Laid off42 37 5 214 42 :;6 8 0RetiredII 53 19 14-34340 21 3 2 25Full-time homemaker46 24 317345 34 4 (b)StudentII 47 30 89339 48 4 0 9 36 50 5 0Income:ro,ooo and over 16 41 36 7 (b) 10 47 3720,000 to5~29,999 16I44 35 5 I 1412,000 to 19,99951 31 318I45 32 4 I 158,000 to $11,99946 32 620I44 32 4 I 12Under $8,00042 41 5 (b)26 36 33 5 (b) 17 43 33 6 2Age:W to 24 years 12 45 37 6 025 to 29 years9 46 38 712044 36 8 (b) 1030 to 49 years41 43 6 (b)15 43 36 6 (b) II50 to 64 years49 34 524I40 31 4 I 1865 years and older47 30 433I42 21 2 I 22 46 25 3 4Corrmunity size:L.arge city 18 39 35 8 ISuburb14 40 38 717 42 36 4 I 12Small town49 34 418 45 30 6 I 14Rural47 33 520 43 33 4 0 15 49 30 4Region:Northeast II:! 43 32 6 I 12Midwest42 37 718246 30 5 (b)South/4 50 31 419I41 34 6 0West15 47 32 416I40 36 6 2 12 45 35 6 2Neighborhood racial characteristics:Mostly or all white 18 45 32 5 (b) 13Racially mixed49 3220434 38 7 (b) 15Mostly or all black34 40 1021 31 36 9 3 12 36 44 7Neighborhood age structure:Mostly younger than 35 years II 45 36 8 (b) 14Mostly between 35 and 55 years43 40 3 (b)18 44 34 4 (b) 12 48Mootly older than 55 years3424543I23 8 2 22Mixed, all ages45 2218842334 5 (b) 13 47 34 5 I!II)II\II'IjjjI!II!JIIi,! I!IrI:\iI'1/:I,t·I )11I!JPublic Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related TopicsF:;;