Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableQALTSEN
LabelExcluding motoring offences, have you ever received any of the things on this screen? These are all alternatives to being prosecuted in court
Question text And can I check, again, EXCLUDING motoring offences, have you ever received any of the things on this screen? These are all alternatives to being prosecuted in court. You don't need to tell me which ones. Formal warning given by the police (i.e. a written letter, NOT including informal verbal warnings) Warning given by Procurator Fiscal Fixed penalty notice for antisocial behaviour Fine issued by a prosecutor or fiscal compensation, work, activity or treatment orders Notice to comply with a restoration order (environmental)
Responses
-2 Refused 12
-1 Don't know 12
1 Yes 484
2 No 10964
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW SCREEN. IF ASKED THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE OFFENCES PROCESSED BY THE CHILDREN'S HEARING SYSTEM.
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, however the 2014-15 survey is the last biennial survey. The 2016-17 survey will move back to an annual survey.