Police Barometer 2010

The survey studied 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. First, the respondents were asked how important certain bodies (e.g. the Church, the Customs, schools, the Armed Forces) were to crime prevention and to improving the safety of their neighbourhood. Opinions on the extent to which the police force can prevent civil disorder and maintain safety were charted as well as whether the respondents had experiences of international crime. The respondents were asked how important certain things were in terms of maintaining public order and safety by the police, for instance, that the employment situation would improve, people suffering from substance abuse would receive treatment, prostitution would be prohibited and that the police would adopt zero-tolerance towards law-breaking. Views were probed on which tasks of the police were important. One theme examined the ways and means of improving traffic safety. Sense of security and fear of crime were studied by asking how worried the respondents were about certain things (e.g. assaults, housebreaking, drink driving, sexual harassment, Internet data security). Some questions focused on how safe the respondents felt at home during the day, in the city centre after dark, in their neighbourhood late at night, etc. The respondents were asked whether they themselves had become victims of certain crimes, whether they had notified the police, and if not, why. Further questions surveyed whether the respondents had been eyewitnesses to any crimes (e.g. stealing 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. In addition, measures taken by the respondents to reduce the risk of crime (e.g. use of burglar alarms or avoidance of city centre after dark) were charted. Opinions on the accessibility and visibility of the police were examined by asking what the distance was from their home to the nearest police station, and whether the respondents had used the online services of the police. The quality of police services were 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, keeping in touch with citizens, 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 the police, emergency and protective services, private security guards, the Border Guard, the Customs, and the Armed Forces. Opinions on the likelihood of police corruption were surveyed. In conclusion, the respondents were asked how long they had lived in their municipality of residence, how often they travelled abroad, how often they spent time in the population centre of their municipality in the evening or at night, and whether they themselves or a close relative worked in the police force. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age, employment status, economic activity and occupational status, marital status, economic activity and occupational status of the main earner of the household, household composition, number and ages of children living in the household, number of persons in the household, household income, R's education, consumer durables in the household, type of accommodation, size of the municipality of residence, degree of urbanity, and province of residence.

本调查旨在探究芬兰民众对警察角色与服务的看法，以及对安全与保障的感受、犯罪恐惧、犯罪经历以及对国家机构在犯罪预防中的信任度。首先，受访者被询问特定机构（例如教会、海关、学校、武装力量）在预防犯罪和提升社区安全方面的重要性。调查还记录了民众对警方预防民乱和维护安全的程度看法，以及受访者是否有过国际犯罪经历。受访者还被问及，在维护公共秩序和安全方面，某些因素（例如就业状况改善、物质滥用者接受治疗、禁止卖淫、警方对违法行为采取零容忍态度）的重要性。调查探讨了民众认为警方哪些任务至关重要。其中一个主题考察了改善交通安全的方式和手段。通过询问受访者对某些事件（例如袭击、入室盗窃、酒驾、性骚扰、互联网数据安全）的担忧程度，研究了安全感与犯罪恐惧。一些问题聚焦于受访者在家中白天、市中心夜间、社区深夜等不同时间段的安全感。受访者还被问及，他们自己是否成为某些犯罪的受害者，是否已报警，以及未报警的原因。进一步的问题调查了受访者是否目睹过任何犯罪（例如盗窃或汽车盗窃）或成为刑事诉讼中的目击者/原告，以及他们是否经历过来自受刑事诉讼者的人的威胁或压力。此外，调查了受访者为降低犯罪风险所采取的措施（例如使用防盗报警器或避免夜间前往市中心）的情况。通过询问受访者上次联系警方的次数、原因以及他们所受到的待遇，评估了警方服务的质量。受访者还对警方在解决犯罪、预防犯罪、与市民保持联系、快速提供帮助等方面的成效进行了评分。调查还研究了警方对来自不同种族背景的人的态度看法。此外，调查还记录了民众对警方提供的服务发展、对警方、紧急和防护服务、私人保安、边防军、海关和武装力量的信任度看法。调查还调查了民众对警察腐败可能性的看法。最后，受访者被问及他们在居住市的居住时间、出国旅行频率、在市人口中心夜间或晚上的活动频率，以及他们自己或近亲是否在警方工作。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄、就业状态、经济活动和职业状态、婚姻状况、家庭主要收入者的经济活动和职业状态、家庭构成、家庭中居住的儿童数量和年龄、家庭人数、家庭收入、R的教育程度、家庭耐用消费品、住宿类型、居住市规模、城市化程度和居住省份等。