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Questions about Crime from the General Social Survey

1. Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?

ALL RESPONSES-CHANGE OVER TIME

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BY SEX

Table 11.1

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BY AGE

Table 11.2

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BY INCOME

Table 11.3

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BY EDUCATION

Table 11.4

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BY RACE: BLACK, WHITE & OTHER

Table 11.5

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BY RACE: WHITE AND NON-WHITE

Table 11.6

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2. In general, do you think the courts in this area deal too harshly or not harshly enough with criminals?

ALL RESPONSES – CHANGE OVER TIME

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BY RACE: WHITE AND NON-WHITE

Table 11.7

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BY RACE: WHITE, BLACK & OTHER

Table 11.8

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3. Would you favor or oppose a law which would require a person to obtain a police permit before he or she could buy a gun?

ALL RESPONSES – CHANGE OVER TIME

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BY RACE: WHITE AND NONWHITE

Table 11.9

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BY RACE: WHITE, BLACK, & OTHER

Table 11.10

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4. In the United States, do you think we're spending too much money on law enforcement, too little money, or about the right amount?

ALL RESPONSES – CHANGE OVER TIME

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BY RACE: WHITE AND NON-WHITE

Table 11.11

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BY RACE: WHITE, BLACK, OTHER

Table 11.12

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5. Are there any situations you can imagine in which you would approve of a policeman striking an adult male citizen?

ALL RESPONSES – CHANGE OVER TIME

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BY RACE: WHITE AND NON-WHITE

Table 11.13

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BY RACE: BLACK, WHITE, & OTHER

Table 11.14

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6. Are you ever afraid to walk at night in your neighborhood?

ALL RESPONSES – CHANGE OVER TIME

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BY RACE: WHITE, BLACK, & OTHER

Table 11.15

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BY RACE: WHITE AND NON-WHITE

Table 11.16

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BY SEX

Table 11.17

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BY INCOME

Table 11.18

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BY AGE

Table 11.19

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BY EDUCATION

Table 11.20

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