NCVS-R Screener Round 1 Youth Testing

NCVS-R Screener Round 1 Youth Testing

Interleaf	Cue Length
Yes	Long

Police Ask-All Items

PQ1. I am going to read some questions about experiences you may have had with police officers or sheriff’s deputies in your area during the past 6 months.

Have you had contact with police in your area in any of the following ways during the past 6 months? Please exclude contact with guards or other security personnel who are not part of the police.

……

	Yes	No
a. During the past 6 months, have you reported any kind of crime, disturbance or suspicious activity to police in your area?	1	2
b. Have you reported a non-crime emergency such as a traffic accident or medical emergency to your police in your area?	1	2
c. Have you participated in a community meeting, block watch or other anti-crime activity when the police in your area were present?	1	2
d. Other than what you have already mentioned, have you contacted the police in your area for something else during the past 6 months?	1	2

	Yes	No
e. (AGES 16+ ONLY) During the past 6 months, have you been stopped by the police in your area while driving a motor vehicle?	1	2
f. (During the past 6 months) Have you been stopped by the police in your area while a passenger in a motor vehicle?	1	2
g. Have you been stopped or approached by the police in your area while in a public place, but not a moving vehicle? This includes being in a parked vehicle.	1	2
h. During the past 6 months, have you been involved in a traffic accident that was reported to the police in your area?	1	2
i. Have you been arrested by the police in your area?	1	2
j. Have you been stopped or approached by the police in your area in the last 6 months for something I haven’t mentioned?	1	2
k. Do you have any personal, family or social contact with police officers?	1	2
l. Do you know any of the police officers that work in your in your area by name or by sight?	1	2

INTERVIEWER: READ ALL RESPONSE CATEGORIES OUT LOUD, EXCEPT “DON’T KNOW.”

PQ2. We would like to know your views of the police in your area (IF ALL NO IN PQ1: even though you may never have had direct contact with them).

Please draw on everything you know about them and give us your best judgments when you respond to these questions.

1. How would you rate the police in your area on treating people respectfully? Would you say they are …

1. very respectful,

2. somewhat respectful,

3. neither respectful or disrespectful,

4. somewhat disrespectful, or

5. very disrespectful?

6. (don’t know)

2. In your opinion, how much time and attention do the police in your area give to what people have to say before making their decisions? Would you say that the police give people …

1. great deal of time,

2. a lot of time,

3. a moderate amount of time,

4. a little time, or

5. no time at all

6. (don’t know)

3. In your opinion, how consistent are the police in your area in applying the laws in the same way to everyone? Would you say they are …

1. very consistent,

2. somewhat consistent,

3. neither consistent nor inconsistent,

4. somewhat inconsistent, or

5. very inconsistent?

6. (don’t know)

4. In your opinion, how would you rate the police in your area on treating people fairly, regardless of who they are? Would you say they are…

1. very fair

2. somewhat fair

3. neither fair nor unfair

4. somewhat unfair, or

5. very unfair?

6. (don’t know)

5. How much of the time can the police in your area be trusted to make decisions that are right? Would you say they can ….

1. always be trusted,

2. usually can be trusted,

3. sometimes can be trusted,

4. rarely can be trusted, or

5. never can be trusted?

6. (don’t know)

6. Taking everything into account, how would you rate the job the police in your area are doing? Would you rate them as doing a…

1. very good job,

2. a somewhat good job,

3. neither a good nor a bad job,

4. a somewhat bad job, or

5. a very bad job?

6. (don’t know)

7. How effective are the police in your area at preventing crime in this area?

1. Extremely effective

2. Very effective

3. Moderately effective

4. Slightly effective

5. Not at all effective

6. (don’t know)

8. How effective are the police in your area in catching the people who commit crime in this area? Would you say they are …

1. Extremely effective

2. Very effective

3. Moderately effective

4. Slightly effective

5. Not at all effective

6. (don’t know)

9. How effective are the police in your area at addressing the issues that really concern people in this area? Would you say they are …

1. Extremely effective

2. Very effective

3. Moderately effective

4. Slightly effective

5. Not at all effective

6. (don’t know)

INTERVIEWER: STOP HERE AND ADMINISTER PROBES ON POLICE ITEMS.

INTRO1. The next questions will ask about things that may have happened to you in the past 12 months--that is since [MONTH x] of 2016. In this study, it is important to report only events that happened since that month. Can you think of anything that was happening in your own life at that time, such as a birthday, a vacation, or something happening at school? _________________________

As I ask you about different kinds of experiences, please think carefully about when things happened, and only tell me about things that happened during or after [MONTH X 2016].

INTRO2. This survey will cover the following types of things: having items stolen; physical attacks; and unwanted sexual contact.

For each topic, I’m going to ask several questions. We find that this helps remind people of things they might not think of. I’m going to ask you to say yes or no after each question.

THEFT

1_a. In the period from (12 MONTHS AGO) to (6 MONTHS AGO), was something belonging to you or your children under 12 stolen?

1. Now I’ll ask about different things that might have been stolen from you in the past 6 months, that is, since (MONTH 6 MONTHS AGO, YEAR). This may have happened to you while you were at home, (IF AGES 15+: at work or) school, or somewhere else. In the past 6 months…

Was something belonging to you stolen, such as things that you carry, like a cell phone, money, a wallet, purse, or backpack?	Yes	No
How about things that you wear, like clothing, jewelry, or shoes?	Yes	No
How about things in your home, like a TV, laptop, tools, or guns?	Yes	No
Still thinking about anything that was stolen in the past 12 months, was anything of yours stolen out of a vehicle?	Yes	No
Was anything stolen from your porch, lawn, garage, or other part of your property, such as a bicycle?	Yes	No
Were any other things that belong to you stolen in the past 12 months?	Yes	No

1h. Other than what you’ve already told me, in the past 12 months, did anyone TRY to steal anything that belongs to you?

1 Yes

2 No

PROBE FOR 1h:

What do you think this question was asking about?

IF YES TO ANY IN #1a-h, CONTINUE. ELSE GO TO #2.

1_1. How many times did someone steal or try to steal something in the past 12 months?

1 Once

2 Twice

3 Three times

4 Four or more times

1_2. In what month and year did (this/these) happen?

• IF UNABLE TO PROVIDE EXACT MONTH, RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE, SUCH AS “SPRING”

• IF DK, CONFIRM THAT INCIDENT HAPPENED IN PAST 12 MONTHS

• ADD ROW TO INCIDENT DATA SHEET [Attachment E] FOR EACH INCIDENT

a. Most recent incident

b. Next most recent incident

c. Next most recent incident

d. Next most recent incident

FOR EACH INCIDENT IN 1_2, COMPLETE 1_3. ASK QUESTIONS A-E FOR EACH INCIDENT BEFORE MOVING TO THE NEXT COLUMN.

1_3. For the next questions, focus only on the incident that happened in (MONTH/YEAR).

		Most recent	Next most recent	Next most recent	Next most recent
A. Were you physically attacked, or threatened with an attack, during this incident?	1 Yes 2 No		1 Yes 2 No	1 Yes 2 No	1 Yes 2 No
B. (IF YES IN A) Did anyone have, or try to have, sexual contact with you that you DID NOT CONSENT TO and that YOU DID NOT WANT to happen as part of this incident?	1 Yes 2 No		1 Yes 2 No	1 Yes 2 No	1 Yes 2 No

ATTACKS

2. The next few questions ask about any physical attacks against you personally. These may have happened at your home or while you were (IF AGES 15+: at work,) at school, or away from home.

(IF ANY ATTACK WAS REPORTED AS PART OF OTHER INCIDENTS, READ: Other than what you’ve already mentioned,)

In the past 12 months…

Has anyone attacked or tried to attack you with a weapon, for instance, a gun or knife?	Yes	No
Has anyone attacked or tried to attack you with something else that was used as a weapon, like a baseball bat, scissors, or a stick?	Yes	No
Has anyone attacked or tried to attack you by throwing something at you, such as a rock or bottle?	Yes	No
Has anyone attacked or tried to attack you by slapping, grabbing, kicking, punching, or choking you?	Yes	No
Has anyone attacked, tried to attack, or used force against you in any other way in the past 12 months? Please mention it even if you are not certain it was a crime.	Yes	No

2f. (Other than incidents already mentioned,) In the past 12 months, did anyone THREATEN to attack you, but not actually do it?

Yes - CONTINUE

No – SKIP TO 2h

2g. (IF YES TO 2f) How were you threatened? Was it face-to-face, by phone or text, or online?

1 Face-to-face

2 By phone or text

3 Online

4 Some other way (e.g., by mail, to a third party)

2h. People sometimes don’t think of attacks by someone they know, like a boyfriend or girlfriend, someone at school, a friend, or a family member. (Other than incidents already mentioned,) Has anyone YOU KNOW used any kind of physical force against you in the past 12 months? Examples are if someone you know choked you, slapped you, hit you with something other than a fist, attacked you with a weapon, or otherwise physically hurt you.

1 Yes - CONTINUE

2 No – GO TO #3

(IF YES TO ANY IN 5A-E) OR (FACE TO FACE IN 2G) OR (YES TO 2H), CONTINUE. ELSE GO TO #3.

2_1. How many times were you attacked or threatened in the past 12 months?

1 Once

2 Twice

3 Three times

4 Four or more times

2_2. In what month and year did (this/these) happen?

• IF UNABLE TO PROVIDE EXACT MONTH, RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE, SUCH AS “SPRING”

• IF DK, CONFIRM THAT INCIDENT HAPPENED IN PAST 12 MONTHS

• ADD ROW TO INCIDENT DATA SHEET FOR EACH INCIDENT

a. Most recent incident

b. Next most recent incident

c. Next most recent incident

d. Next most recent incident

FOR EACH INCIDENT IN 2_2, COMPLETE 2_3.

2_3. For the next question, focus only on the incident that happened in (MONTH/YEAR).

	Most recent	Next most recent	Next most recent	Next most recent
A. Did anyone have, or try to have, sexual contact with you that you DID NOT CONSENT TO and that YOU DID NOT WANT to happen as part of this incident?	1 Yes 2 No	1 Yes 2 No	1 Yes 2 No	1 Yes 2 No

UNWANTED SEXUAL CONTACT

3. Now I’d like to ask about any sexual contact in the past 12 months that you DID NOT CONSENT TO and that YOU DID NOT WANT to happen.  I want to remind you that the information you provide is confidential.

Sexual contact includes someone touching your private parts, unwanted kissing, or penetrating your private parts. This could have been done by someone you know well, someone you casually know, or a stranger.  

(IF ANY SEXUAL CONTACT WAS REPORTED ALREADY, READ: Other than what you’ve already mentioned,)

In the past 12 months…

Did anyone forcibly touch or grab your private parts – or TRY to do this?	Yes	No
Did anyone force you to have sexual contact by holding you down with his or her body weight, pinning your arms, hitting or kicking you, or using some other type of force – or TRY to do this?	Yes	No
Did anyone threaten to hurt you or someone close to you if you did not have sexual contact?	Yes	No
Did anyone have sexual contact with you – or try to have sexual contact with you – while you were passed out, unconscious, blacked out, asleep, or unable to consent because you were drunk or high?	Yes	No

(IF YES TO ANY IN 3A-D, CONTINUE. ELSE GO TO #4)

3_1. How many times did unwanted sexual contact happen to you in the past 12 months?

1 Once

2 Twice

3 Three times

4 Four or more times

3_2. In what month and year did (this/these) happen?

• IF UNABLE TO PROVIDE EXACT MONTH, RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE, SUCH AS “SPRING”

• IF DK, CONFIRM THAT INCIDENT HAPPENED IN PAST 12 MONTHS

• ADD ROW TO INCIDENT DATA SHEET FOR EACH INCIDENT

a. Most recent incident

b. Next most recent incident

c. Next most recent incident

d. Next most recent incident

4. Before we move on, I’d like to review the different incidents that you’ve reported to me.

IF NO INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED IN THE SCREENER, GO TO 4B

REVIEW INCIDENT DATA SHEET WITH RESPONDENT

IF ANY INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN THE SAME MONTH/YEAR, ASK:

4a. In (MONTH/YEAR), you reported (READ ITEMS FROM DATA SHEET). Were these part of the same incident, or were they separate incidents?

1 Same incident (MARK DUPLICATE COLUMN FOR INCIDENTS ON DATA SHEET THAT BELONG TOGETHER)

2 Separate incident

4b. I want to make sure we’ve captured everything that has happened to you. Is there anything (else) that you might think of as a crime that happened to you in the past 12 months that you haven’t mentioned? It could be something you called the police about, or something you didn’t consider reporting to the police.

1 Yes – CONTINUE (MARK “OTHER CRIME” BOX IN A NEW ROW ON DATA SHEET)

2 No – GO TO END

4c. What happened?

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INTERVIEWER: LOOK AT DATA SHEET AND SELECT INCIDENT WITH THE MOST CHECK-MARKS. IN THE CASE OF A TIE, SELECT THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT.

Now I’d like you to tell me a little more about what happened in the incident in (MONTH/YEAR) when you said the following things happened:

• (LIST WHAT HAPPENED FROM SCREENER INCIDENT DATA FORM)

Please describe in your own words what happened. Provide as much detail as you

can, including what happened, who the offender was, where it happened, who was there when it happened, whether there was a weapon, whether anyone was hurt, etc…

INTERVIEWER: STOP HERE AND GO TO PROBES.