MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1981
1982 CRIME VICTIMISATION SURVEY
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A SURVEY AIMED AT ASSISTING THE AUTHORITIES IN IMPROVING CRIME PREVENTION PLANNING WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN JANUARY AND 18 NEXT YEAR BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
ABOUT 20 000 HOUSEHOLDS, CHOSEN AT RANDOM, WILL BE INTERVIEWED IN THE SPECIAL STUDY KNOWN AS THE 1982 CRIME VICTIMISATION SURVEY ABOUT CRIMINAL ACTS WHICH AFFECTED THEM DURING THE 1981 CALENDAR YEAR.
THE 1982 SURVEY, WHICH IS DESIGNED IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS THE FIRST CRIME VICTIMISATION SURVEY CONDUCTED IN 1979, IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED DATA ON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF CRIME AND FOR PLOTTING THE TREND IN CHANGES IN CRIME REPORTING BEHAVIOUR.
THE DATA COLLECTED IN THE 1979 SURVEY WERE A GREAT HELP TO THE POLICE AND ALL THOSE ENGAGED IN ASSESSING CRIME AND PURSUING THE FIGHT AGAINST IT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
EACH HOUSEHOLD SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN THE SURVEY WOULD RECEIVE, AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, A LETTER SEEKING THE IR CO-OPERATION IN PARTICIPATING. THEIR SUPPORT WAS VITAL IN MAKING THE SECOND SURVEY A SUCCESS, HE SAID.
AN ADULT, USUALLY THE HOUSEHOLD HEAD, WOULD BE DESIGNATED AS THE MAIN RESPONDENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS AND CRIMES THAT MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THE HOUSEHOLD AS A UNIT.
INFORMATION ABOUT CRIMES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANY VICTIM WILL BE OBTAINED FROM INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AGED 12 AND ABOVE.
ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING THE SURVEY WILL BE HELD IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE AND WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ANY PERSON OR BODY OUTSIDE THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
EACH ENUMERATOR IN THE SURVEY WILL CARRY AN OFFICIAL IDENTITY CARD BEARING HIS PHOTOGRAPH ISSUED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN DOUBT ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF AN ENUMERATOR SHOULD TELEPHONE THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT FOR ADVICE AT 5-452586 OR 5-439189.
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