UK Data Service variable record for:
Variable | QPRIS_01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Label | How confident are you that: Prisons are effective at PUNISHING offenders who have been convicted of a crime | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interviewer Instructions | RANDOMISE ORDER. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Universe | Location 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Study Type | Repeated 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. |