2001-2002 TEXAS CRIME POLL

COPY OF 2001-2002 SURVEY INSTRUMENT

This link will download a copy of the survey instrument in WORD format.

 

COPY OF 2001-2002 DATA SET

This link downloads a compressed SPSS file that includes the data, variable names, and value labels. This data set is raw and includes the originally coded information including coding errors that result in values outside of the appropriate range of values in some cases. It has intentionally been left this way for pedagogical purposes so that faculty using it in classes can require students to go through the process of cleaning it before using it for projects. Similarly, anyone using this data set will need to review the frequency distributions and re-code outliers as missing where they occur.

Note that a smaller sample of respondents to this survey were included in a special survey focusing on legislative issues being considered during the 78th Legislative Session. The data from that survey were merged into the 2001-2002 data set and the full data set can be downloaded at the link specified above.

 

COPY OF 2001-2002 FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

The links below take you to pages showing the specific questions used in each section of the survey followed by the raw frequency distributions of responses to each item.

SECTION 1:  CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION NEEDS

SECTION 2: TREATMENT OF ANIMALS AND RELATED ISSUES

SECTION 3: ISSUES RELATED TO EVIDENCE USED IN PROSECUTION AND SENTENCING OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS

SECTION 4: SPECIAL ISSUES RELATED TO CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

4(a) DWI Experiences and/or Support for Changes in Sanctions

4(b) Police Use of Force

4(c) Racial Profiling

4(d) The Death Penalty

SECTION 5: DEMOGRAPHICS

 

TECHNICAL REPORT

This link will take you to a page providing a description of the data collection process and response rates for the survey.