Survey Library

JRSA maintains a library of research reports produced by the state Statistical Analysis Centers. Below are those in which a survey instrument was used and is available within the document. Click on the category to view a summary of each instrument, including report title, research agency, and survey description.

Survey Instruments

Crime   •    Juvenile Justice   •    Victims   •    Other

Crime

KEEPING WATCH: 1999 MINNESOTA CRIME WATCH REPORT
Minnesota Planning
1999, 18 pp.
The 1999 Minnesota Crime Survey was designed to measure citizen perceptions and experiences with crime. Questions explore domestic abuse experiences and contact with local police. The report focuses on the perceptions and attitudes of how people feel about crime and law enforcement in Minnesota. The report also looks at the demographics, types of crimes, and gun ownership by individuals in different communities.

Juvenile Justice

2006 ARIZONA YOUTH SURVEY: ARIZONA GAMBLING PROFILE REPORT
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
January 2007, 29 pp.
Questions on gambling behavior were included in the 2006 AZ Youth Survey. The survey was administered to 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students in 15 AZ counties the spring of that year. The purpose of including questions on gambling in the survey is to identify risk and protective factors associated with youth problem gambling.

GLENROCK PREVENTION COALITION ALL STARS 2006 PROGRAM EVALUATION
Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center
February 2007, 62 pp.
This outcome evaluation of the All Stars Program for 7th grade youths in Glenrock, Wyoming, used a pre/post test survey for program participants and a post-test only survey for a comparison group. The All Stars Program is a universal prevention program for middle school youths that focuses on substance abuse and violence prevention as well as the prevention of premature sexual activity.

2006 ARIZONA YOUTH SURVEY: SHINING LIGHT ON ARIZONA YOUTH
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
November 2006, 405 pp.
This report presents the findings from a survey conducted in spring 2006 of youth in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades in participating schools from 12 Arizona counties. The purpose of this survey was to assess school safety, adolescent substance use, antisocial behavior, and the risk and protective factors that predict these adolescent problem behaviors.

Victims

CRIME, JUSTICE, AND VICTIMIZATION SURVEY OF GEORGIA RESIDENTS
Savannah State University's Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
1997, 27 pp.
The purpose of this survey instrument is to determine attitudes about crime as reported by a random sample of 400 Georgia residents. It also collects information about the actual victimization experiences of these persons, and identifies some of their areas of concern.

MAINE CRIME VICTIMIZATION REPORT: INFORMING PUBLIC POLICY FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES
Mark Rubin
Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine
2007, 27 pp.
The Maine Statistical Analysis Center conducted the first Crime Victimization Survey of Maine residents in 2006. The telephone survey included questions on citizen perceptions of crime, criminal victimization rates, and the characteristics of victims and offenders.

Other

ILLINOIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AUTHORITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FINAL REPORT
Alexander P. Stringer, William A. Millson, David Robinson, and Barbara Robinson
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
February 2007, 186 pp.
The survey focused on factors impacting the needs of criminal justice agencies, including perceptions about the issues that placed demands on their work, training, information sources, and improvements for more effectively maintaining and increasing public safety.

Survey-Related Links

The Roper Center
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/links.html

National Network of State Polls
http://survey.rgs.uky.edu/nnsp/

Institute for Research in Social Science
http://www.irss.unc.edu/odum/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=6

Software for Analysis of Survey Data
http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/statistics/survey-soft/