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Offending Crime and Justice Survey

Stephen RoeCrime Surveys Programme, Home OfficeTel: 0207 035 [email protected]

Offending Crime and Justice SurveyStephen Roe

Aims & objectives of survey

– Measure prevalence of offending, ASB and drug use in household population (aged 10-25)

– Count, frequency and nature of offences and drug use

– Identify proportion of offenders/offences that come to attention of the Criminal Justice System.

– Measure extent of victimisation among children

– Links between offending, drug use and victimisation

– Identify risk factors associated with offending, ASB and drug use


Design

– Survey carried out annually since 2003

– Nationally representative

– England and Wales

– Young people (10-25)

– In 2003 covered 10-65 year olds

– Longitudinal (panel) design


Sample design

– Around 5,000 young people interviewed each year

– Includes a follow up of panel respondents who were aged 10-25 at first interview (either in 2003, 2004 or 2005).

– Supplemented by a fresh sample each year (aged 10-25)

– Fresh sample based on random sample of addresses, pre-selected from Postcode Address File

– Postcode districts and quarter-sectors were used as Primary Sampling Units

– Selected addresses screened for eligible respondents


Fieldwork

– Face-to-face interviewing

– Survey length of approx 1 hour

– Response rate for fresh sample was 67% in 2006 (85% for panel)

– CAPI & CASI

– Parental permission


Topic areas covered in questionnaire

OCJS

Socio-demographics Neighbourhood Contact with CJS

Victimisation

Fraud & technology

Drinking & drug use

Nature of offending

Antisocial behaviour

Count of offending

Health, lifestyle & risk factors


Core offences covered on the survey1. Property related offences– Burglary– Vehicle-related thefts– Other thefts– Criminal damage

2. Violent offences– Robbery– Assault

3. Drug selling– Selling Class A/other drug


Weighting

Cross-sectional weights

– Used for cross-sectional sample– To correct for unequal selection of the sample – To reduce bias from differential non-response

Longitudinal weights

– Used for panel sample– Corrects for selection and non-response– Also accounts for attrition


Extent of Offending in the last 12 months• Just over a fifth of young people (22%) aged from 10 – 25

had committed at least one core offence.

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Other offences:Carrying weapons

• 3% of young people reported carrying a knife in the last 12 months

• The majority (85%) said the main reason was protection.

Handling stolen goods

• 19% of 12 to 25 yr olds had handled (bought or sold) stolen goods in the last 12 months.

• 4% had bought, 19% had stolen.


Anti Social Behaviour and Offending

• 22% of respondents had committed at least one of the four anti-social behaviours in the previous 12 months.

• Those who offended were more likely to commit anti-social behaviour.

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Offending and Victimisation• Just over a quarter of young people (26%) had been personally

victimised in the last 12 months.

• The most common forms of victimisation were assault without injury (11%) and other personal thefts (9%).

• Offenders were more likely to be victims of crime than non-offenders.

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OCJS data on Economic & Social Data Service

– 2003, 2004 2005 and 2006 datasets

– Main respondent datasets & nature datasets

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