Report on a pilot study in the District of Columbia on victimization and attitudes toward law enforcement /

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Uniform title:	Pilot study on victimization and attitudes toward law enforcement in the District of Columbia. Report
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Bureau of Social Science Research, Inc., 1967. Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Printing Office. 1967.
Description:	1 online resource (v, 176 pages, 102 pages in various pagings) : maps.
Language:	English
Series:	President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice field surveys ; no. 1 Field surveys ; 1.
Subject:	Victims of crimes -- Washington (D.C.) -- Attitudes. Police -- Washington (D.C.) -- Public opinion. Crime -- Washington (D.C.) Criminals -- Washington (D.C.) Crime. Criminals. Police -- Public opinion. Victims of crimes -- Attitudes. Washington (D.C.)
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11058600

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Varying Form of Title:	Victimization and attitudes toward law enforcement in the District of Columbia
Other authors / contributors:	Biderman, Albert D., author. Johnson, Louise A., author. McIntyre, Jennie, author. Weir, Adrianne W., author. Bureau of Social Science Research (Washington, D.C.), performing organization, issuing body. United States. Office of Law Enforcement Assistance, sponsoring body.
Notes:	"Prepared under a grant by the Office of Law Enforcement Assistance, United States Department of Justice to the Bureau of Social Science Research, Inc."--Cover. Print version record; online resource viewed June 13, 2017.
Summary:	This report is on the survey of residents in three city police precincts, on their experience as crime victims, contacts with criminal justice agencies, and fear of harm from violent crime. It was found that the incidence of crime in these communities was several times the magnitude indicated by police reports. Several hypotheses are offered to explain this phenomenon. The data also indicated that the residents were extremely fearful of victimization and that these fears had marked effects on their lives staying home at night, not venturing into parks, installing stouter locks, and moving to better neighborhoods. The respondents were also found to substantially rely on the police and to have considerable goodwill toward them.
Other form:	Print version: Bureau of Social Science Research (Washington, D.C.). Report on a pilot study in the District of Columbia on victimization and attitudes toward law enforcement. Washington, For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1967
Govt.docs classification:	PR 36.8:L 41/V 66

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Chapter I. Introduction
Chapter II. Incidence of crime victimization
Chapter III. Citizen perceptions and attitudes
Chapter IV. Some implications of crime statistics for public attitudes toward crime
Appendix A. Background data on Washington and the three police precincts
Appendix B. Personal and social characteristics of the respondents
Appendix C. Correlation matrix : attitude scores and selected respondent characteristics
Appendix D. Interview materials
Appendix E. Front-page crime stories during the period of the study
Appendix F. Seriousness scores
Appendix G. Report on a design for a national study.

Report on a pilot study in the District of Columbia on victimization and attitudes toward law enforcement /

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