VIRGINIA - SURVEY OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - REPORT OF FINDINGS

• NCJ Number: 30015
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 90 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Virginia Division of Justice and Crime Prevention
• Corporate Author: Quayle, Plesser and Co, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS SURVEY OF 1,000 RANDOMLY SELECTED VIRGINIANS WAS UNDERTAKEN TO ASCERTAIN ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROBLEMS AND TO ESTIMATE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR EXISTING AND ANTICIPATED PROGRAMS.

Abstract

THE TOPICS EXPLORED IN THIS STUDY INCLUDE THE RELATIVE PRIORITY ASSIGNED BY VIRGINIANS TO OTHER, NON-CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROBLEMS; FAMILIARITY WITH THE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND WHETHER THE DEGREE OF FAMILARITY IS RELATED TO THEIR APPRAISAL OF PROBLEMS; PRIORITIES (IN TERMS OF TAX DOLLARS) OF SPECIFIC CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS; PUBLIC PRIORITIES TOWARDS THE REDUCTION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRIME; AND AN APPRAISAL OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.