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Are there any places
you are afraid to visit because of the high crime rate? If
so, where? |
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Are you apprehensive
about walking outside after dark? |
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Do you think your
country is a safe place to live? Why or why not? |
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Have you ever been
the victim of a crime? How about others in your family?
- how did it feel during?
- how did you feel after?
(helpless / violated / angry / sad / vengeful)
- what would you do
if you saw the perpetrator on the street (assuming he's attackable)
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Is vigilantism a
good idea? Why or why not? |
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What would you do
if you heard a burglar in your house? |
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Have you heard of
the American group "dead serious"? Are they a good idea? |
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What do you think
about the cases in America where the criminal sues the victim
(burglar who cuts himself on windows etc) |
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Do you know someone
who has been a victim of a violent crime? |
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Do you know anyone
who has been mugged? |
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How likely do you
think it is that you will at some point be a victim of crime?
What about the chances of being a victim of violent crime from
a stranger? (In 90% of all murders the victim knows the assailant). |
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Have you ever witnessed
a crime? Do you think police TV dramas are realistic?
- why are they so popular?
- Do they make you feel
safer or less safe? |
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Have you seen Bowling
for Columbine? Did you hear about the murders in Chinese schools
that are being blamed on glorification by the media causing
copycatting. |
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What crimes have
you heard about recently in the news? |
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What kinds of crime
are most common in your country? What are the penalties for
these crimes? |
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What do you think
is the worst crime a person could commit? Why? |
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Is there a problem
with organized crime and/or gangs where you live?
- What is a gang?
- What gangs exist
in this country and in your home country?
- What
are the characteristics of these gangs? |
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What makes some
people become criminals? Is it poverty, upbringing, lack of
education, unemployment or something else? |
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Why do you think
crime is more prevalent in some societies (social status and/or
race) than in others? - (Why is there more crime in some countries?) |
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Who decides what
is and isn't a crime? |
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Do you think that "corporate
criminals" are sufficiently punished for their crimes? |
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What are some things
that are legal that you personally think should be illegal?
And vice versa? (drugs / prostitution / gambling) |
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What crimes do you
think will decrease in the future? |
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What crimes do you
think will increase in the future? |
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What kinds of crimes
are increasing now? |
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What kinds of crimes
are decreasing now? |
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What kinds of crimes
do you think can be prevented? How? |
| DRUGS |
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Are there problems
with drugs where you live? |
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Do you think there
is a link between drugs and crime? Do drugs cause crime? |
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Do you think people
who use illegal drugs should be put in jail? |
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Do you think that
the legalization of narcotics would decrease the crime rate? |
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Do you think there
are any legal drugs that should be illegal? Vice versa? |
| PREVENTION |
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Do you always lock
your house? How about your car? |
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How can you avoid
having things stolen from you? |
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Do you pay attention
in crowded places? |
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What are some things
people can do to protect themselves from crime? |
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Have you heard of
any good scams? E.g.:
- car dealers and ringers
- repairmen / builders
- 3 shells street game
- confidence tricksters / fraudsters
- long distance phone call scam
- Nigerian email scam |
| CORPORAL
PUNISHMENT |
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Is the death penalty
a good idea? Moral? Effective? |
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Do you think that
the death penalty would prevent crime in your country? Why
(not)? |
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Do you believe that
public executions would deter crime? If so, how? |
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Do you think that
punishment for violent crimes should be the same for juveniles
and adults? Why/why not? |
| POLICE |
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Do you trust the
police? |
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Is being a policeman
a noble job? |
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Why do people hate
the police (pigs) when they are there to help you? |
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Could you be a policeman
- did you want to be one when you were a child?
Why? |
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Are the police corrupt?
How could that be fixed? |
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What type of person
wants to be a policeman (implying it's someone on a power trip . and
as such should that type of person be allowed to be a policeman?) |
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Would you always
report a crime to the police? i.e. which one's wouldn't you
bother reporting (theft is unlikely to be solved) |
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Would you call the
police if you had a traffic accident? Why/why not? |
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Do you move out
of the way when you see a police car with flashing lights/siren?
What about if you see an ambulance / fire truck? |
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Why do the police
have their lights flashing all the time in Korea
- surely this just alerts the criminals to the
police's presence so they can hide? |
| DRINK
DRIVING |
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Is drunk driving
a crime where you live? If so, what is the punishment? |
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Do you drink
and drive? |
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If it is a 'bad
thing' then why do you continue to do it? |
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Do you know anyone
who has been arrested for DUI? Did that affect you? |
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What would you think
of someone who had killed someone for driving under the influence? |
| GUNS |
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Do you think gun
control is a good idea? Explain. |
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"if you outlaw guns,
only outlaws will have guns" - true? |
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If guns were allowed
would you own one? |
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Why is America's
gun death rate so high? |
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Do you think policeman
should be allowed to carry guns? |
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Comparison
of U.S. gun homicides to other industrialized countries: In
1998 handguns murdered:
* 373 people in Germany
* 151 people
in Canada
* 57 people in Australia
* 19 people
in Japan
* 54 people in England and Wales, and
*
11,789 people in the United States
*Please note that
these 1998 numbers account only for HOMICIDES US = 11.3
deaths per 100,000 population |
| PRISON |
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Does prison help
rehabilitate criminals? (Should it? - i.e. is it just a punishment?) |
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Is prison an effective
punishment? (Why? or Why not?) |
| PERSONAL
ILLEGALITY |
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Have you ever done
anything illegal? If so, what did you do? |
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Have you ever stolen
anything? Why? How did it feel? Did you feel guilty afterwards? |
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Is it ever O.K.
to break the law? If so, when? |
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If a person steals
a loaf of bread because he needs to feed his starving family,
should he be punished? |
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Under what situations
would you think of committing a crime? - again mention vigilantism |
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Is child abuse a
problem in your country?
- what kind / how prevalent?
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Is smacking a child 'abuse'?
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What about emotional trauma? |
