Historical Crime Survey: Public Interest and Attitudes towards Crime History Question Title * 1. What age range do you fall into? (Note: only those aged 18 or older are asked to participate.) Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ OK Question Title * 2. Which gender do you identify as? Female Male Gender non-conforming OK Question Title * 3. What is your country of nationality? Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China China - Hong Kong / Macau Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of (DRC) Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Guiana Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Great Britain Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland, Republic of Israel and the Occupied Territories Italy Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Democratic Republic of (North Korea) Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia, Republic of Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar/Burma Namibia Nepal New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pacific Islands Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic (Slovakia) Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Netherlands Timor Leste Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks & Caicos Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States of America (USA) Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (UK) Virgin Islands (US) Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe OK Question Title * 4. What is the highest level of formal education that you have completed? No upper-level schooling Some high school, no diploma Final year high school or equivalent Graduate Certificate or Diploma Bachelors Degree Masters Degree Doctorate Degree OK Question Title * 5. What exposure have you had to information about legal history or the history of crime? (Select all experiences that apply.) I studied legal/crime history as a high school student I studied legal/crime history as an undergraduate student I studied legal/crime history as a postgraduate student I have visited a museum exhibition on legal/crime history in the last 2 years I have read a non-fiction book featuring legal/crime history in the last 2 years I have read a fiction book featuring legal/crime history in the last 2 years I have watched a documentary film or television show featuring legal/crime history in the last 2 years I have watched a fictionalised film or television show featuring legal/crime history in the last 2 years I have listened to a podcast or radio programme featuring legal/crime history in the last 2 years I have visited a website featuring legal/crime history in the last 2 years I have researched an ancestor or ancestors who had involvement with the criminal justice system I have worked on a digitisation project involving research on legal/crime history (e.g. The Prosecution Project, Digital Panopticon) I have had no significant contact with legal/crime history Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 6. In your opinion, was the nineteenth century a period of high crime, medium crime or low crime? (In terms of your national context.) High crime Medium crime Low crime OK Question Title * 7. In your opinion, was the early twentieth century a period of high crime, medium crime or low crime? (In terms of your national context.) High crime Medium crime Low crime OK Question Title * 8. In your opinion, is the current period a period of high crime, medium crime or low crime? High crime Medium crime Low crime OK Question Title * 9. In your opinion, what was the single leading cause of crime in the nineteenth and early twentieth century? (In terms of your national context.) Cultural influences (i.e. learning antisocial attitudes from popular culture) Drug or alcohol abuse Family environment Innate criminality (i.e. a biological or mental predisposition to crime) Mental health issues Peer relationships/social networks Poverty Social exclusion/oppression of particular minority groups Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 10. In your opinion, what is the single leading cause of crime today? (In terms of your national context.) Cultural influences (i.e. learning antisocial attitudes from popular culture) Drug or alcohol abuse Family environment Innate criminality (i.e. a biological or mental predisposition to crime) Mental health issues Peer relationships/social networks Poverty Social exclusion/oppression of particular minority groups Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 11. In your opinion, how fair was the criminal justice system in the nineteenth and early twentieth century? (That is the policing, courtroom and punishment processes specific to your national context.) Very fair Mostly fair Somewhat unfair Very unfair OK Question Title * 12. In your opinion, how fair is the criminal justice system today? (That is the policing, courtroom and punishment processes specific to your national context.) Very fair Mostly fair Somewhat unfair Very unfair OK Question Title * 13. In terms of your personal fear of crime, how safe do you feel walking around your local area after dark? Very safe Fairly safe Somewhat unsafe Very unsafe OK Question Title * 14. Do you think your nation’s legal/crime history is special or unique in comparison to other countries? Yes No Unsure OK Question Title * 15. If you answered yes to the previous question, briefly elaborate the reasons why you think the history of crime in your country is special. OK Question Title * 16. Describe or name the first offender that comes to your mind when you think about historical criminals. OK Question Title * 17. What do you think are the significant differences between crime historically compared to today? OK DONE