Historical Crime Survey: Public Interest and Attitudes towards Crime History

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* 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+

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* 2. Which gender do you identify as?

Female

Male

Gender non-conforming

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* 3. What is your country of nationality?

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* 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

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* 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)

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* 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

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* 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

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* 8. In your opinion, is the current period a period of high crime, medium crime or low crime?

High crime

Medium crime

Low crime

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* 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)

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* 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)

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 14. Do you think your nation’s legal/crime history is special or unique in comparison to other countries?

Yes

Unsure

Historical Crime Survey: Public Interest and Attitudes towards Crime History

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* 1. What age range do you fall into? (Note: only those aged 18 or older are asked to participate.)

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* 2. Which gender do you identify as?

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* 3. What is your country of nationality?

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* 4. What is the highest level of formal education that you have completed?

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* 5. What exposure have you had to information about legal history or the history of crime? (Select all experiences that apply.)

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* 6. In your opinion, was the nineteenth century a period of high crime, medium crime or low crime? (In terms of your national context.)

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* 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.)

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* 8. In your opinion, is the current period a period of high crime, medium crime or low crime?

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* 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.)

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* 10. In your opinion, what is the single leading cause of crime today? (In terms of your national context.)

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* 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.)

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* 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.)

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* 13. In terms of your personal fear of crime, how safe do you feel walking around your local area after dark?

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* 14. Do you think your nation’s legal/crime history is special or unique in comparison to other countries?

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* 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.

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* 16. Describe or name the first offender that comes to your mind when you think about historical criminals.

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* 17. What do you think are the significant differences between crime historically compared to today?