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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Crime Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

Variableimpsent1
LabelWhat is the most important thing that sentencing should do
Responses
1 Punish an offender 1190
2 Restrict an offender's opportunites to re-offend 560
3 Change offenders behaviour/attitudes to prevent re-offending 1513
4 Deter others from committing the same crime 442
5 Make amends to the victims for harm done 285
6 Express society's dissapproval 48
7 Scare the offender so that he/she won't do it again 523
9 57
Sysmiss 31861
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Crime Survey, 2002-2003
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