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Law and Order 9

C. Read and complete the questionnaire on your own.

1. On a scale of 1–10, how safe do you 6. Who do you think is most vulnerable to crime
feel in your area? in your area? (Tick all that apply).
Men
2. Have you ever witnessed, or been the Women
victim of a crime in your area? The elderly
If so, please give details. Children
The poor
The wealthy

3. How effectively do you think the police deal Immigrants
with crimes? Tourists
Very effectively Other: please specify
Fairly effectively
Not sure
7. Do you trust the police to deal with crimes
Not very effectively fairly?
Ineffectively Yes, completely

4. How effective do you think neighbourhood Yes, mostly
watch schemes are at reducing levels of Sometimes
crime? Rarely
Very effective No, never
Fairly effective
8. Do you think there are enough police patrols
Not sure
in your area to deter criminals?
Not very effective
Yes, there are more than enough.
Ineffective
There are just enough.
5. Do you consider your neighbourhood to be No, there are not enough.
a high, medium or low crime area? I don’t know.
High I don’t think that patrols deter criminals.
Medium
Low
Not sure

D. Discuss your answers to the questions in pairs. Do you agree with each other?

Write two more questions to add to this survey and interview a partner.

E. Write a survey on one of the topics below with the aim of helping police and other security
companies to keep people safe.

– Cybercrime: Are you prepared?
– Youth crime: How best to tackle it.
– Stay safe from crime: Do you know what to do?

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