Attachment I
2017 PPCS Cognitive Testing Questionnaire Note: bold question and answer text is read aloud |
||
A. CONTACT SCREEN QUESTIONS |
||
Now, I would like to ask some questions about any contacts you may have had with the police. We estimate the survey will take between 2 to 10 minutes depending on your responses. By law, all information about you and your household will be kept confidential.
|
||
INTRO: This next set of questions focuses on any times you may have contacted the police or the police initiated contact with you. The term “police” refers to any law enforcement officer.
Most questions that I will be asking refer to a specific time period. During this interview, the time period is for the past twelve months, that is, from {date fill} to today.
|
|
|
1. Now I am going to start by asking you about times in the past 12 months when you contacted police.
1a. Have you reported any kind of crime, disturbance, or suspicious activity to the police in the past 12 months? |
1 Yes 2 No Skip to 1b |
|
CHECK ITEM 1A A1a. How many times did this happen during the past 12 months? If 1 Skip to A1b If > 1 Skip to A1c
A1b. Was this contact a face-to-face (in person) interaction with police? Yes No All responses, skip to 1b
A1c. How many of these contacts were face-to-face (in person) interactions with police? Skip to 1b |
||
1b. Have you reported a NON-CRIME EMERGENCY, such as a medical emergency or a traffic accident you were not involved in, to the police? |
1 Yes 2 No Skip to 1c |
|
CHECK ITEM 1B A1a. How many times did this happen during the past 12 months? If 1 Skip to A1b If > 1 Skip to A1c
A1b. Was this contact a face-to-face (in person) interaction with police? Yes No All responses, skip to 1c
A1c. How many of these contacts were face-to-face (in person) interactions with police? Skip to 1c |
||
1c. In the past 12 months, have you contacted or approached police for NON-EMERGENCY assistance such as court orders, asking directions, custody enforcement, or any other non-emergency situation? |
1 Yes 2 No Skip to 1d
|
|
CHECK ITEM 1C A1a. How many times did this happen during the past 12 months? If 1 Skip to A1b If > 1 Skip to A1c
A1b. Was this contact a face-to-face (in person) interaction with police? Yes No All responses, skip to 1d
A1c. How many of these contacts were face-to-face (in person) interactions with police? Skip to 1d |
||
1d. Have you participated in neighborhood watch or other anti-crime programs WITH police?
FR Note: Neighborhood watch also refers to block watch or community watch programs.
|
1 Yes 2 No Skip to 1e |
|
CHECK ITEM 1D A1a. How many times did you participate in a neighborhood watch program with police during the past 12 months? If 1 Skip to A1b If > 1 Skip to A1c
A1b. Was this contact a face-to-face (in person) interaction with police? Yes No All responses, skip to 1e
A1c. How many of these contacts were face-to-face (in person) interactions with police? Skip to 1e |
||
1e. In the past 12 months, have you been involved in a traffic accident in which the police came to the scene? |
1 Yes 2 No Skip to Q2 |
|
CHECK ITEM 1E A2a. How many times did this happen during the past 12 months?
A2b. Were you arrested during [this contact/any of these contacts]? Yes No All responses, skip to Q2 |
||
Q2. Before continuing with additional questions about contacts you may have had with the police, I would like to find out how often you usually drove in the past 12 months. Did you drive… |
|
|
Now I am going to ask you questions about any time in the past 12 months when police initiated contact with you.
1f. Have you been pulled over by the police while driving a motor vehicle, NOT including any driving violations captured by camera and ticketed by mail? |
1 Yes 2 No Skip to 1g |
|
CHECK ITEM 1F A2a. How many times did this happen during the past 12 months?
A2b. Were you arrested during [this contact/any of these contacts]? Yes No All responses, skip to 1g |
||
1g. Have you been riding in a motor vehicle that was pulled over by police while someone else was driving? |
1 Yes 2 No Skip to 1h |
|
CHECK ITEM 1G A2a. How many times did this happen during the past 12 months?
A2b. Were you arrested during [this contact/any of these contacts]? Yes No All responses, skip to 1h |
||
1h. In the past 12 months, have you been stopped by the police while standing, walking, or sitting in a public place or sitting in a parked vehicle? This could include being stopped because the police suspected you of something, were looking for information, were investigating a crime or disturbance, or if they stopped you for some other reason. |
1 Yes 2 No Skip to 1i |
|
CHECK ITEM 1H A2a. How many times did this happen during the past 12 months?
A2b. Were you arrested during [this contact/any of these contacts]? Yes No All responses, skip to 1i |
||
1i. In the past 12 months, have you been arrested during any contact with the police that you have not told me about yet? |
1 Yes 2 No |
|
1j. Other than what you have already told me about, have you contacted the police or did the police initiate contact with you for any other reason in the past 12 months? |
1 Yes Skip to CHECK ITEM 1J 2 No Skip to CHECK ITEM B
|
|
CHECK ITEM 1J A1a. How many times did this happen during the past 12 months?
|
||
1k. {(fill if CHECK ITEM 1J A1a = 1) Was this contact/(fill if CHECK ITEM 1J A1a > 1) Were any of these contacts}initiated by you? |
|
|
CHECK ITEM 1K
{fill if any in Q1a-Q1d = yes: For these next questions, please do not include contacts you have already told me about.}
A1a. (If CHECK ITEM 1J A1a >1) How many times did you initiate contact with the police during the past 12 months? ___________ If 1 Skip to A1b If > 1 Skip to A1c
A1b. Was this contact a face-to-face (in person) interaction with police? Yes No All responses, skip to A1d
A1c. Of those {fill with number from A1a} contacts, how many of these contacts were face-to-face (in person) interactions with police? _______________
A1d. {(fill if CHECK ITEM 1K A1a >1) Thinking only of the most recent contact,} can you tell me about what happened? ___________
|
||
CHECK ITEM A
|
||
1l. {(fill if CHECK ITEM 1J A1a = 1 and 1k = no: Was this contact) (fill if CHECK ITEM 1J A1a > 1 and 1k = no: Were any of these contacts) (fill if CHECK ITEM 1K A1a > 1 and 1k = yes: Were any of the other contacts)} initiated by the police? |
|
|
CHECK ITEM 1L
{fill if any in Q1e-Q1i = yes: For these next questions, please do not include contacts you have already told me about.}
A2a. (If CHECK ITEM 1J A1a > 1) How many times did the police initiate contact with you during the past 12 months? _______________
A2d. {(fill if CHECK ITEM 1L A1a >1) Thinking only of the most recent contact,} can you tell me about what happened when the police initiated contact with you? _______________
|
||
CHECK ITEM B
Yes Skip to CHECK ITEM B2
None Skip to End Interview One Skip to CHECK ITEM B1 More than one Skip to CHECK ITEM B2s |
||
CHECK ITEM B1
|
||
CHECK ITEM B2: You just mentioned several contacts with the police. Which of these was the most recent?
Place an “X” in the box to indicate which was most recent
1 Reported a crime, disturbance, suspicious person to the police 2 Reported a non-crime emergency to the police
7 Riding in a motor vehicle that was stopped by the police 8 Stopped by the police in a public place, but not while driving or riding in a vehicle 9 Was arrested during a contact with police not previously mentioned 10 You initiated contact with the police for something else not already mentioned
11 The police initiated contact with you for something else not already mentioned |
||
CHECK ITEM B3: What was the most recent contact the respondent reported?
CONTACT INTRO
|
B. MOST RECENT CONTACT |
|
READ STREET INTRO 1A ONLY IF MORE THAN ONE CONTACT WAS REPORTED IN Q1, OR IF MORE THAN ONE OF THE SAME CONTACT WAS REPORTED IN Q1a-Q1l.
INTRO 1a: For the remainder of the interview, unless I say otherwise, please tell me ONLY about the MOST RECENT contact you had with the police.
STREET INTRO. Now, I’m going to ask you some questions about the nature of the contact and the officer or officers who stopped you when you were in a public place but not driving or riding in a vehicle.
TRAFFIC STOP DRIVER INTRO. Now, I’m going to ask you some questions about the nature of the stop, the officer or officers who stopped you, and about why you were stopped while driving a motor vehicle.
TRAFFIC STOP PASSENGER INTRO. Now, I’m going to ask you some questions about the nature of and reason for the stop, and about the officer or officers who pulled over the vehicle you were riding in.
ACCIDENT/OTHER INVOLUNTARY INTRO. Now I’m going to ask you some questions about your interaction with police during this contact.
ARRESTED INTRO. Now I’m going to ask you some questions about your interactions with police during your most recent contact with police in which you were arrested.
VOLUNTARY INTRO. Now I’m going to ask you some questions about the most recent time you contacted the police.
|
|
3a. During what month and year did that contact occur? FR Notes: Encourage respondent to give exact month. Reference period: ^BEGREFMOPPCS 2016 through ^ENDREFMOPPCS 2017
3b. Did you mean ^ENDREFMOPPCS, 2016 or ^ENDREFMOPPCS, 2017
|
1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July
97 Don’t know exact month within reference period 96 Outside the reference period
1 2016 2 2017
|
4. About what time of day did this contact occur?
[If R just says “during the day,”] Would you say it occurred between 6am and 12 noon, or between 12 noon and 6pm?
[If R just says “at night,”] Would you say it occurred between 6pm and 12 midnight, or between 12 midnight and 6am? |
During Day 1 After 6am – 12 noon 2 After 12 noon – 6pm
At night
OR Don’t know whether day or night |
5. About how many minutes would you say this contact lasted? |
number of minutes OR ____ hours and _____ minutes
|
6. Would you say the police spent an appropriate amount of time with you? [If R just says “no”] Would you say the police spent too much time or too little time with you? |
|
CHECK ITEM B4: What was the only or most recent contact the respondent reported?
|
C. CHARACTERISTICS OF STREET STOP |
|
7. Was anyone else with you at the time of the stop? Please remember to include babies or small children. |
1 Yes 2 No Skip to Q9 |
8. How many other people were with you at the time of the stop? |
number of persons |
9. Did the police give a reason for stopping you? |
1 Yes 2 No Skip to Q11 |
107. What was the reason given for this stop?
Did the police…
10a. say they suspected you of something?
10b. say you matched the description of someone they were looking for?
------------------------------------------------------------------- Were the police...
10c. seeking information about another person?
10d. investigating a crime?
10e. providing a service or assistance to you? |
1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No |
CHECK ITEM C: Was the respondent alone at the time of the stop? (Q7 = No)
|
|
10f. Did someone you were with match the description of someone the police were looking for?
10g.Was someone you were with suspected of something?
10h. Was there some other reason? [If yes] What was the other reason?
|
1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No Specify __________ |
11. Would you say the police had a legitimate reason for stopping you? |
All responses skip to Q17
|
D. CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAFFIC STOP |
|
12. Was anyone else in the vehicle with you at the time of the traffic stop? Please remember to include babies and small children. |
1 Yes Go to Q13 2 No Skip to Q14 |
13. How many other people were in the vehicle with you at the time of the traffic stop? |
number of persons |
14. Did the police give you a reason for stopping the vehicle? |
1 Yes Go to Q15 2 No Skip to Q16 3 Don’t know Skip to Q16 |
15. What reason or reasons did the officer(s) give for stopping the vehicle? Was it for…
[If yes] What was the other reason?
|
1 Yes 2 No 1 Yes 2 No 1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No 1 Yes 2 No 1 Yes 2 No 1 Yes 2 No 1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No
1 Yes 2 No Specify _____________
|
16. Would you say the police had a legitimate reason for stopping you? |
READ TRAFFIC INTRO 2 |
G. OUTCOME OF VOLUNTARY CONTACTS |
|
40. How did you contact the police? |
6 Other Specify 7 Don’t remember |
41. Did the police respond right away to your request? |
1 Yes 2 No |
42. Did the situation improve after you contacted the police? |
|
43. Were you satisfied with the police response during your most recent contact? |
1 Yes 2 No |
44. Would you be more likely, less likely, or just as likely to contact the police in the future? |
1 More likely to call 2 Less likely to call 3 Just as likely to call 4 Don’t know |
INTRO FOR ALL EXCEPT BLOCK WATCH: Now, just a few questions about the characteristics of your (most recent) contact with the police and how you felt about the officer(s) during that contact.
|
|
45. Looking back on this contact, do you feel the police behaved properly? |
1 Yes Skip to CHECK ITEM J 2 No Go to Q46 3 Don’t know Skip to CHECK ITEM J |
46. At any point during this contact, did the police...
|
|
47. Do you feel that any of the police behaviors during this contact were motivated by prejudice or bias against you, due to…
|
|
48. Did you file a complaint against the police? |
|
49. Who did you file the complaint with? FR Note: A citizen review board is an independent agency set up to investigate citizen complaints about improper police conduct |
|
50. What is the current status of your complaint? |
|
51. How satisfied are you with how the complaint {(fill if Q50=1) is being} {(fill if Q50>1 was} handled? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? |
|
CHECK ITEM J:
J1. Was the respondent’s only or most recent contact with police in the prior 12 months to report a crime, disturbance, suspicious person, non-crime emergency to the police, contact the police for non-emergency assistance, or seek help from the police for something not mentioned [((CHECK ITEM B = one and (Q2a = Yes, OR Q1b = Yes, OR Q1d = Yes, OR (Q1j = Yes and Q1k = Yes))) OR (CHECK ITEM B2 = 1, 2, 4, or 10)]?
J2. Was the respondent’s only or most recent contact with the police in the prior 12 months face-to-face (in person) [A1b = Yes or A1c > 0 in CHECK ITEM 1A/1B/1D/1K for only or most recent contact]?
|
|
52. During <this contact/your most recent contact> with police, did the police…
|
|
CHECK ITEM K: Did the respondent have more than one contact with police during the prior 12 months (CHECK ITEM B = 2+ OR any A1a > 1 or any A2a > 1)? Yes Ask Q53 No Skip to CHECK ITEM L
|
|
53. During any of your EARLIER contacts with police in the last 12 months, did the police
|
|
54. During any of your EARLIER contacts with police in the last 12 months, did the police…
|
|
55. Did you file a complaint against the police? |
|
CHECK ITEM L: Was the respondent arrested during the prior 12 months (Q1i=1 or any A2b=yes)? Yes Ask Q56 No END INTERVIEW |
|
56. How many total times were you arrested during the prior 12 months? |
times |
END INTERVIEW This completes your interview. Thank you for your cooperation. |
5/01/17
File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
Author | madri301 |
File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
File Created | 2021-01-22 |