Public opinion polling (in-depth, issue-specific polls)

These documents provide the results of more in-depth polling on the public's views on particular issues.

Date: Fri Jul 10 12:11:31 BST 2009

• Public attitudes towards neighbourhood policing - November 2009 (PDF file - 596kb)

  This report details the results of a survey on public views on neighbourhood policing carried out on behalf of the Home Office. The survey was conducted in November 2009 and examines public awareness of and support for neighbourhood policing, and opinions of neighbourhood policing priorities.

• Public attitudes towards Tasers – November 2009 (PDF file - 749kb)

  This report details the results of a survey on public views on Tasers carried out on behalf of the Home Office. The survey was conducted in November 2009 and examines public awareness of Tasers, support for and trust in the police to use Tasers, and situations in which it is deemed acceptable to use them.

• Public attitudes on redress and complaints against the police - August/September 2009 (PDF file - 841kb)

  This report details the results of a survey on public views on policing carried out on behalf of the Home Office. The survey was conducted in August and September 2009 and examines expectations of the public in terms of policing priorities, courses of action to be taken where standards had not been met, preferred organisations for dealing with complaints, and involvement in deciding local police funding.

• Public perception of organised crime - February/March 2009 (PDF file - 638kb)

  This report details the results of a survey on public perception of organised crime carried out on behalf of the Home Office. The survey was conducted in February and March 2009 and examines levels of concern about organised crime among members of the public, how much organised crime impacts on people's daily lives, and how empowered people feel to tackle it.

• Public attitudes to asset recovery - January 2009 (PDF file - 489kb)

  This report details the results of a survey on public attitudes towards asset recovery carried out on behalf of the Home Office. The survey was conducted in January 2009 and examines the knowledge about the asset recovery, opinions about the effectiveness and the level of support.

• Public attitudes to surveillance measures - December 2008 (PDF file - 82kb)

  Topline results of polling on surveillance carried out on behalf of the Home Office. The survey was conducted in December 2008 and examines public opinion on usage of communications data, CCTV recordings, fingerprint records, DNA records, travel records, bank records, phone records, and support for e-Borders technology.

• Public attitudes to the national DNA database - December 2008 (PDF file - 51kb)

  Topline results of polling on the national DNA database carried out on behalf of the Home Office. The survey was conducted in December 2008 and examines awareness of and support for the database.

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