Crime and Community Action 1996-1997 - South Africa

Abstract
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In response to the establishment and controversial actions of the organisation "People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD)", during 1996 and 1997 IDASA's Public Opinion Service undertook a two- year study of citizen action against crime on the Cape flats. The study focuses principally on the dynamics which led to the rise of PAGAD in the Western Cape. It examines people’s perceptions of crime, their evaluations of the police and courts and their willingness to co-operate with these institutions. It also examined the attitudes of people to the law and to PAGAD, as well as their willingness to take various forms of legal and illegal collective action to combat crime.

Geographic coverage
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The survey covers selected suburbs in Cape Town

Analysis unit
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Individuals

Universe
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All people 18 years and older living in households in selected suburbs in the "Cape Flats" area of Cape Town

Kind of data
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Sample survey data

Mode of data collection
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Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]

{'Abstract': '针对“反黑帮与毒品组织”（People Against Gangsterism and Drugs，简称PAGAD）的成立及其颇具争议的行为，1996年至1997年间，南非独立民主研究所（IDASA）的公众舆论服务部开展了为期两年的关于开普半岛地区居民对犯罪行为采取行动的研究。该研究主要聚焦于导致PAGAD在开普西部崛起的动力机制。研究内容涵盖民众对犯罪的认知、对警方及法院的评价，以及他们与这些机构合作意愿。此外，研究还审视了民众对法律及PAGAD的态度，以及他们为打击犯罪采取各种合法与非法集体行动的意愿。', 'Geographic coverage': '调查范围涵盖开普敦选定的郊区。', 'Analysis unit': '个体', 'Universe': '涵盖居住在开普敦“开普半岛”地区选定郊区内所有18岁及以上居住在家庭中的个人。', 'Kind of data': '样本调查数据', 'Mode of data collection': '计算机辅助电话访谈（Computer Assisted Telephone Interview，简称cati）'}