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Simon Anderson, Catherine Bromley and Lisa Given< Scottish Centre for Social Research
July 2005
ISBN 0 7559 2636 6 (Web only publication)

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Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY YOUNG PEOPLE?
STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
THE SCOTTISH SOCIAL ATTITUDES SURVEY SERIES
REPORTING CONVENTIONS
CHAPTER TWO SITUATING 'YOUNG PEOPLE': LINKS BETWEEN YOUNGER AND OLDER SECTIONS OF THE POPULATION
CHAPTER AIMS
INTRODUCTION
BLURRED LINES: CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG ADULTS
HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING YOUNG PEOPLE
CONTACT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE HOUSEHOLD
KEY POINTS FROM THIS CHAPTER
CHAPTER THREE YOUNG PEOPLE AS A LOCAL PROBLEM
CHAPTER AIMS
INTRODUCTION
PERCEPTIONS OF KEY LOCAL PROBLEMS
KEY POINTS FROM THIS CHAPTER
CHAPTER FOUR YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY: BROADER VIEWS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCOTLAND
CHAPTER AIMS
INTRODUCTION
UNPACKING ADULT VIEWS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
KEY DRIVERS OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS YOUNG PEOPLE
PERCEPTIONS OF MEDIA PORTRAYALS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
KEY POINTS FROM THIS CHAPTER
CHAPTER FIVE YOUTH CRIME AND DISORDER: PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES AND EXPERIENCE
CHAPTER AIMS
INTRODUCTION
DO PEOPLE THINK YOUTH CRIME IS HIGHER OR LOWER THAN IN THE PAST?
HOW COMMON DO PEOPLE THINK YOUTH CRIME IS IN THEIR OWN AREA?
TO WHAT EXTENT ARE ADULTS DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY YOUTH CRIME?
CRIME-RELATED ANXIETY
WILLINGNESS TO INTERVENE
WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK CAUSES YOUTH CRIME AND DISORDER?
KEY POINTS FROM THIS CHAPTER
CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS
INTRODUCTION
KEY THEMES EMERGING FROM THE SURVEY
MAKING SENSE OF THE AMBIVALENCE IN ADULT VIEWS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
RETHINKING THE 'PROBLEM OF YOUTH CRIME'
REFERENCES
ANNEX 1 TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE SURVEY
BACKGROUND TO THE SURVEY
SAMPLE DESIGN, FIELDWORK AND RESPONSE
ANALYSIS VARIABLES
ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
ANNEX 2 SURVEY QUESTIONS AND RESULTS
ANNEX 3 RESULTS OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES

Acknowledgements

The questions on which this report is based were funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department and we are grateful to the project manager there, Fiona McDiarmid, for her support with the questionnaire design and analysis. Responsibility for the opinions expressed in this report, and all interpretations of the data, lies solely with the authors.

The Scottish Social Attitudes survey is very much a collaborative venture. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to our colleagues in NatCen's operations and computing departments, to Ann Mair at the Social Statistics Laboratory at Strathclyde University, and to our team of interviewers and supervisors for conducting the interviews with such dedication and professionalism.

Finally we would like to thank the people who gave up their time voluntarily to speak to us as participants in the survey.

The views expressed in the report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Scottish Executive or any other organisation(s) by which the author(s) is/are employed.

The Scottish Executive is making this research report available on-line in order to provide access to its contents for those interested in the subject. The Executive commissioned the research but has not exercised editorial control over the report.

This web only report is accompanied by a web only summary in the Education Research Programme Research Findings Series No7/ July 2005: "Public Attitudes Towards Young People and Crime in Scotland".

Both reports are published by Information and Analytical Services Division, Scottish Executive Education Department, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ. If you have any enquiries about these reports please contact the Dissemination Officer on 0131-244-0316.

Both reports were published in July 2005.

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.

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