Police Barometer 2018

The Police Barometer surveys study Finnish public opinion on the role and services of the police, feelings about safety and security, fear of crime, experiences of crime, and trust in the national institutions in crime prevention. The 2018 survey was funded by the Ministry of the Interior. Initially, respondents assessed the ability of the police to guarantee public order and security in Finland, the importance of various tasks in police work (e.g. solving different types of crime, traffic control, emergency response, police patrol), and the significance of different monitoring methods (e.g. speed limit enforcement, road-side checks) in terms of traffic safety. Sense of security and fear of crime were studied by asking how worried the respondents were about certain issues (e.g. assaults, burglaries, drunk driving, sexual harassment, cybercrime). Respondents were asked to identify circumstances in which they feel unsafe in if they are alone (e.g. at home during the day, in the town centre after dark after dark, or in a residential area late on Friday and Saturday nights). Views on how serious a problem crime was in the respondents' own neighbourhoods were also examined. The respondents were asked whether they themselves had become victims of certain crimes, whether they had reported the crime to the police, and if not, why. Further questions surveyed whether the respondents had been eyewitnesses to any crimes (e.g. burglaries or car theft) or witnesses/complainants in a criminal procedure, and whether they had experienced a threat or pressure from somebody subjected to a criminal procedure. Opinions on the accessibility and visibility of the police were examined by asking what the distance was from the respondent's home to the nearest police station, how long they thought it would take for the police to respond to an emergency, and whether the respondents had used the online services of the police. The quality of police services was assessed with questions about the last time the respondents had contacted the police, reasons for doing so, and how they had been treated. The respondents also rated how well the police had succeeded in solving crimes, preventing crime, providing help quickly, etc. Opinions on the attitude of the police towards people from different ethnic backgrounds were studied. The survey also charted opinions on the development of the services provided by the police as well as trust in various institutions, such as the police, emergency and protective services, private security guards, the Border Guard, courts, the Customs, and the Defence Forces. Opinions on the likelihood of police corruption and the quality of police conduct were surveyed. The respondents were asked what they felt their own duties towards the police were, and whether based on their own experiences they felt that the police had made obvious mistakes in everyday policing. Finally, the respondents were asked how often they followed news from printed and electronic news channels, and they were asked to identify any recent news stories about the police and police activities, or news stories about crimes, security and threats to security that they remembered hearing. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, primary position in the labour market, highest level of education attained, mother tongue, gross annual personal income, municipality and region (NUTS2 and NUTS3) of residence, size of municipality, and whether the respondent, someone in their immediate family or a close relative worked for the police.

警察晴雨表调查研究芬兰公众对警察角色与服务的看法、对安全保障的感受、犯罪恐惧心理、犯罪经历以及对国家犯罪预防机构的信任度。2018年的调查由内政部资助。调查初期，受访者评估了警察保障芬兰公共秩序与安全的能力、警察工作中各类任务（如侦破不同类型犯罪、交通管制、应急响应、巡逻）的重要性，以及不同监控手段（如限速执法、路边检查）在交通安全方面的意义。安全感与犯罪恐惧通过询问受访者对特定问题（如袭击、盗窃、酒驾、性骚扰、网络犯罪）的担忧程度来研究。受访者被要求指出独自时感到不安全的场景（如白天在家、夜间的市中心、周五和周六深夜的居民区等）。受访者对自身所在社区犯罪问题严重程度的看法也被纳入调查。受访者被问及是否曾是特定犯罪的受害者、是否向警方报案，若未报案则原因是什么。后续问题调查了受访者是否曾目击犯罪（如盗窃或汽车盗窃）、是否在刑事诉讼中担任证人或投诉人，以及是否曾受到刑事诉讼相关人员的威胁或压力。关于警察可及性与可见度的看法，通过询问受访者家到最近派出所的距离、警察应急响应所需时间的预估，以及是否使用过警方在线服务来考察。警察服务质量通过询问受访者最近一次联系警方的时间、原因及受到的对待来评估。受访者还对警方在侦破犯罪、预防犯罪、快速提供帮助等方面的表现进行了评分。警方对不同族裔背景人群的态度相关看法也被研究。调查还记录了对警察服务发展的看法，以及对各类机构的信任度，如警察、应急与保护服务机构、私人保安、边防警卫、法院、海关和国防军。警方腐败可能性及警察行为质量相关看法也被调查。受访者被问及自身对警方的义务认知，以及基于个人经历是否认为警方在日常警务中存在明显失误。最后，受访者被问及通过纸质与电子新闻渠道关注新闻的频率，并需回忆最近听到的关于警察及警务活动、或犯罪、安全与安全威胁的新闻事件。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄组、劳动力市场主要身份、最高教育水平、母语、个人年总收入、居住市镇及区域（NUTS2和NUTS3，地域统计单位命名法）、市镇规模，以及受访者本人、直系亲属或近亲是否在警方工作。