Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQPRIS_03
LabelQPRIS_03: Prisons are effective at deterring people from offending
Question text Prisons are intended to protect the public by keeping convicted offenders in custody, ensuring they are punished and rehabilitating them. How confident are you that: Prisons are effective at PUNISHING offenders who have been convicted of a crime Prisons are effective at REHABILITATING offenders who have been convicted of a crime Prisons are effective at deterring people from offending Prisons are effective at protecting the public from crime
Responses
-2 Refused 0
-1 Don't know 135
1 Very confident 110
2 Fairly confident 662
3 Not very confident 1276
4 Not at all confident 828
Sysmiss 9034
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsRANDOMISE ORDER.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16+ living in random-sampled private households in Scotland (victim form subsequently completed by those who had been a victim of crime in the reference period only).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey was conducted approximately once every three years until 2006. From 2007/08-2010/11 it was conducted on an annual, financial-year, basis. From 2012-13 the SCJS moved to become a biennial survey covering the financial year.