Fear of Crime Questionnaire

You are being invited to take part in a psychology research study being conducted as part of an MSc in Forensic Psychology. Before you decide whether to participate, it is vital for you to understand why the research is being conducted and what it will involve. Please take your time to read the following information carefully, and discuss it with others if you wish. Please do not hesitate to ask if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information. Take your time to decide whether or not you wish to take part.

The purpose of this research is to learn about how students perceive crime, and the factors that may influence how they feel about it. The questionnaire will ask about whether you worry about different types of crime (including crimes of theft and interpersonal/sexual violence), how at risk you feel, and also about some other individual characteristic that might influence how people respond to these types of question. The questionnaire will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

If you decide to take part in the study, you will be asked to sign a consent form and create a participant number, before completing the questionnaire.

Your participation is anonymous and entirely voluntary. You do not have to take part if you do not wish. If you decide to take part, you can withdraw your participation at any time up until early July 2016, without giving reasons, and with no negative consequences. Should you wish to withdraw your data after you have finished the study you will need to contact the researcher on the details below and provide the participant number that you create.

The results of this study will be written up in a research report, and may subsequently be published in academic journals and conferences. The data obtained from you will be combined with data from others and the published results will not include your name or any other information that would personally identify you in any way. All proposals for research using human participants are reviewed by an Ethics committee before they can proceed. The Middlesex Psychology Department’s Ethics Committee have reviewed this proposal.

Should you have any questions about this study or your participation please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for taking the time to read this information sheet whether you choose to participate or not your interest is greatly appreciated.

Space Cell	not worried at all	not very worried	neither	a little worried	very worried
phone theft	phone theft: not worried at all	phone theft: not very worried	phone theft: neither	phone theft: a little worried	phone theft: very worried
physical assault	physical assault: not worried at all	physical assault: not very worried	physical assault: neither	physical assault: a little worried	physical assault: very worried
knife crime	knife crime: not worried at all	knife crime: not very worried	knife crime: neither	knife crime: a little worried	knife crime: very worried
mugging	mugging: not worried at all	mugging: not very worried	mugging: neither	mugging: a little worried	mugging: very worried
rape	rape: not worried at all	rape: not very worried	rape: neither	rape: a little worried	rape: very worried

Space Cell	not at all likely	not very likely	neither	quite likely	very likely
phone theft	phone theft: not at all likely	phone theft: not very likely	phone theft: neither	phone theft: quite likely	phone theft: very likely
physical assault	physical assault: not at all likely	physical assault: not very likely	physical assault: neither	physical assault: quite likely	physical assault: very likely
knife crime	knife crime: not at all likely	knife crime: not very likely	knife crime: neither	knife crime: quite likely	knife crime: very likely
mugging	mugging: not at all likely	mugging: not very likely	mugging: neither	mugging: quite likely	mugging: very likely
rape	rape: not at all likely	rape: not very likely	rape: neither	rape: quite likely	rape: very likely

Space Cell	not at all	a little	moderately	quite a bit	a great deal
phone theft	phone theft: not at all	phone theft: a little	phone theft: moderately	phone theft: quite a bit	phone theft: a great deal
physical assault	physical assault: not at all	physical assault: a little	physical assault: moderately	physical assault: quite a bit	physical assault: a great deal
knife crime	knife crime: not at all	knife crime: a little	knife crime: moderately	knife crime: quite a bit	knife crime: a great deal
mugging	mugging: not at all	mugging: a little	mugging: moderately	mugging: quite a bit	mugging: a great deal
rape	rape: not at all	rape: a little	rape: moderately	rape: quite a bit	rape: a great deal

Space Cell	a great deal	quite a bit	moderately	a little	not at all
phone theft	phone theft: a great deal	phone theft: quite a bit	phone theft: moderately	phone theft: a little	phone theft: not at all
physical assault	physical assault: a great deal	physical assault: quite a bit	physical assault: moderately	physical assault: a little	physical assault: not at all
knife crime	knife crime: a great deal	knife crime: quite a bit	knife crime: moderately	knife crime: a little	knife crime: not at all
mugging	mugging: a great deal	mugging: quite a bit	mugging: moderately	mugging: a little	mugging: not at all
rape	rape: a great deal	rape: quite a bit	rape: moderately	rape: a little	rape: not at all

Space Cell	never	rarely	sometimes	often	everyday
TV	TV: never	TV: rarely	TV: sometimes	TV: often	TV: everyday
Radio	Radio: never	Radio: rarely	Radio: sometimes	Radio: often	Radio: everyday
Newspaper	Newspaper: never	Newspaper: rarely	Newspaper: sometimes	Newspaper: often	Newspaper: everyday
Internet news based websites	Internet news based websites: never	Internet news based websites: rarely	Internet news based websites: sometimes	Internet news based websites: often	Internet news based websites: everyday
social media	social media: never	social media: rarely	social media: sometimes	social media: often	social media: everyday

Space Cell	very safe	pretty safe	acceptable	a little unsafe	very unsafe
When outside in your local area after dark	When outside in your local area after dark: very safe	When outside in your local area after dark: pretty safe	When outside in your local area after dark: acceptable	When outside in your local area after dark: a little unsafe	When outside in your local area after dark: very unsafe
When outside in your local area during the day	When outside in your local area during the day: very safe	When outside in your local area during the day: pretty safe	When outside in your local area during the day: acceptable	When outside in your local area during the day: a little unsafe	When outside in your local area during the day: very unsafe
When outside on campus after dark	When outside on campus after dark: very safe	When outside on campus after dark: pretty safe	When outside on campus after dark: acceptable	When outside on campus after dark: a little unsafe	When outside on campus after dark: very unsafe
When outside on campus during the day	When outside on campus during the day: very safe	When outside on campus during the day: pretty safe	When outside on campus during the day: acceptable	When outside on campus during the day: a little unsafe	When outside on campus during the day: very unsafe

Space Cell	never	once in the last year	less than once a month	once or twice a week	more than twice a week	daily or almost daily
On average, how often do you go out to bars or clubs?	On average, how often do you go out to bars or clubs?: never	On average, how often do you go out to bars or clubs?: once in the last year	On average, how often do you go out to bars or clubs?: less than once a month	On average, how often do you go out to bars or clubs?: once or twice a week	On average, how often do you go out to bars or clubs?: more than twice a week	On average, how often do you go out to bars or clubs?: daily or almost daily
On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with friends?	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with friends?: never	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with friends?: once in the last year	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with friends?: less than once a month	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with friends?: once or twice a week	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with friends?: more than twice a week	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with friends?: daily or almost daily
On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with strangers?	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with strangers?: never	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with strangers?: once in the last year	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with strangers?: less than once a month	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with strangers?: once or twice a week	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with strangers?: more than twice a week	On average, how often do you spend time socialising or partying with strangers?: daily or almost daily
on average, how often do you go out alone at night	on average, how often do you go out alone at night: never	on average, how often do you go out alone at night: once in the last year	on average, how often do you go out alone at night: less than once a month	on average, how often do you go out alone at night: once or twice a week	on average, how often do you go out alone at night: more than twice a week	on average, how often do you go out alone at night: daily or almost daily

Space Cell	Yes	no
Installed extra locks on windows or door	Installed extra locks on windows or door: Yes	Installed extra locks on windows or door: no
Installed or made sure there was a security alarm	Installed or made sure there was a security alarm: Yes	Installed or made sure there was a security alarm: no
Learned more about self defence	Learned more about self defence: Yes	Learned more about self defence: no
Started carrying something to defend yourself	Started carrying something to defend yourself: Yes	Started carrying something to defend yourself: no
Carry a phone for protection	Carry a phone for protection: Yes	Carry a phone for protection: no
Do you generally avoid unsafe areas during the day because of crime	Do you generally avoid unsafe areas during the day because of crime: Yes	Do you generally avoid unsafe areas during the day because of crime: no
Do you generally avoid unsafe areas during the night because of crime	Do you generally avoid unsafe areas during the night because of crime: Yes	Do you generally avoid unsafe areas during the night because of crime: no
Within the last year, have you limited or changed your daily activities because of crime?	Within the last year, have you limited or changed your daily activities because of crime?: Yes	Within the last year, have you limited or changed your daily activities because of crime?: no