ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> British Crime Survey, 2007-2008 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:6066</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Series Title</H2><H3 class='myclass'> British Crime Survey Series<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigators </H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate<br>BMRB. Social Research<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> March 2009 (3rd Edition) </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate and BMRB. Social Research, <i> British Crime Survey, 2007-2008</i> [computer file]. <i>3rd Edition.</i> Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], March 2009. SN: 6066, http://dx.doi.org/ </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 6066 . British Crime Survey, 2007-2008<br> (BCS) </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Series:</h3> <h5>British Crime Survey Series</h5> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate</h5> <h3>Principal Investigators:</h3> <h5>Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate</h5> <h5>BMRB. Social Research</h5> </H5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5><i>Background</i>:<br> The <i>British Crime Survey</i> (BCS) provides an important source of information about levels of crime, public attitudes to crime and other related issues. The results play an important role in informing Home Office policy. The BCS measures the amount of crime in England and Wales by asking people about crimes they have experienced in the last year. This includes crimes not reported to the police, so it is an important alternative to police records. Victims do not report crime for various reasons, and without the BCS there would be no official source of information on these unreported crimes. Because members of the public are asked directly about their experiences, the survey also provides a consistent measure of crime that is unaffected by the extent to which crimes are reported to the police, or by changes in the criteria used by the police when recording crime. The survey also helps to identify those most at risk of different types of crime, and this helps in the planning of crime prevention programmes. The BCS also examines people's attitudes to crime, such as how much they fear crime and what measures they take to avoid it. The survey also covers attitudes to the Criminal Justice System (CJS), including the police and the courts, and has also been successful at developing special measures to estimate the extent of domestic violence, stalking and sexual victimisation, which are probably the least reported to the police, but among the most serious of crimes in their impact on victims. <br> <br> <i>History</i>:<br> Up to 2001, the BCS was conducted biennially, and in 2001 moved to an annual basis. Since April 2001, interviewing has been carried out continually and reported on in financial year cycles. The reference period has been altered to accommodate this change. The core sample size has increased from around 11,000 in the earlier cycles to over 40,000. The BCS has a high response rate (76%) and the survey is weighted to adjust for possible non-response bias and ensure the sample reflects the profile of the general population. The BCS has previously included a youth (adults aged 16  24) and ethnic boost sample, although these are no longer used in the survey. From January 2009, the BCS was also extended to children aged 10-15 years, resident in the household of adult respondents. The first set of children's data had experimental status, and is held separately under SN 6601. From the 2010-2011 BCS, the children's data are included with the main dataset. For more details of changes in the BCS sample over time, see documentation. Further information about the BCS, including links to publications, may be found on the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics directorate <a href="http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/bcs1.html" title="British Crime Survey">BCS</a> web pages. <br> <br> <i>Scottish data</i>:<br> The 1982 and 1988 BCS waves were also conducted in Scotland. The England and Wales data for 1982 and 1988 are held at the UKDA under SNs 1869 and 2706, but the Scottish data for these studies are held separately under SNs 4368 and 4599. Since 1993, separate <i>Scottish Crime and Justice Surveys</i> have been conducted, and these are held under GN 33330.<br> <br>For the fourth edition (May 2009), a new version of the interpersonal violence (IPV) data file was deposited, with variables PV3a to PV3o corrected. The IPV file is subject to conditional access. For a full edition history, see READ file (link below).<br> <br></h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>The dataset includes information from two sections of the survey, the non-victim form questionnaire and the victim form questionnaire. <br> <br> The non-victim form questionnaire gathers respondent-level data: topics covered include fear of crime; perception of local area; local crime rates; victimisation screener questions; mobile phone theft; experiences of the police; attitudes to the CJS; crime prevention and security; witnessing crime; technology crime; the night-time economy and alcohol disorder; identity fraud; experiences of antisocial behaviour; crime and disorder in town centres and high streets; crime and disorder on public transport; demographic information.<br> <br> The victim form contains offence-level data. Up to six different incidents are asked about for each respondent. Each of these constitutes a separate victim form and can be matched back to the respondent-level data through the variable ROWLABEL. Topics covered include the nature and circumstances of the incident, details of offenders, security measures, costs, emotional reactions, contact with the CJS and outcomes where known.<br> <br> Self-completion modules were also fielded in the 2007-2008 survey, covering drug use, drinking behaviour, stolen goods and interpersonal violence (IPV - comprises data from the domestic violence and sexual victimisation modules). These modules are subject to conditional access (see Access section below).<br></h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'> Time Period Covered:</i> The survey covers experiences of crime in the 12 months prior to interview. <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> April 2007 - March 2008 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> England and Wales <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> Government Office Regions (GORs); Police Force Areas <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals <br><i class='myclass'>Kind of Data: </i> Numeric data; Individual (micro) level </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> National <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> Adults aged 16 and over in private households in England and Wales during 2007-2008. Analysis of the representative individual or household population of England and Wales is possible. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Repeated cross-sectional study<br> From 2001, the BCS moved from a biennial to an annual cycle. <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Multi-stage stratified random sample <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> 46,983 cases (non-victim form); 16,189 cases (victim form) <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Self-completion; Face-to-face interview <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> Weighting used. See documentation for details </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage.<br/>Additional special conditions of use also apply. See <a href='http://www.esds.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Government, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Recommendation : </i></b> Users are recommended to contact the Home Office before beginning their research for advice on the suitability of the data for their intended research. Please contact: Crime Surveys Programme, Home Office Statistics, 5th Floor, Peel Building, Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF. Email: crimestats@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 0207 035 3963. <br><i class='myclass'>External note: </i></b> <br><i>Ordering self-completion module data</i><br> The self-completion modules contained within the BCS contain sensitive data, and so are not available for End User Licence (standard access) download alongside the non-victim and victim form data. Express permission has to be sought from the Home Office before the files may be released to users. For the BCS 2008-2009 onwards, a Special Licence system has been introduced for self-completion and low-level geographic data. However, for BCS 2007-2008 and earlier years, the previous conditional access system is still in place. Therefore, users should follow the instructions below depending on the year of data required. <p> <i>BCS 1982 to 2007-2008</i><br> Users who require BCS self-completion modules should order the data online. To order the data, registered users should use the relevant Download/order link(s), select a previously registered usage or register a new use of data, tick the box(es) in the 'Other media' column and proceed from there. Users should specify in the 'Notes' section which BCS self-completion module(s) they require. Upon receipt of the order the Archive will contact the Home Office to request permission to supply the data for the purpose outlined in the registered usage. Therefore, users are advised to provide a reasonably detailed description of their intended use. If further information is required, email the ESDS HelpDesk on help@esds.ac.uk. This applies to the following modules: <ul><li>drugs data from the 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 surveys (SNs 3832, 4081, 4463, 4786, 4787, 5059, 5324, 5347, 5543, 5755 and 6066) </li><li>domestic violence data from 1996 (SN 3832) </li><li>stalking data from 1998 (SN 4081) </li><li>drinking behaviour data from 2002-2003 (SN 5059), 2003-2004 (SN 5324), 2004-2005 (SN 5347), 2005-2006 (SN 5543), 2006-2007 (SN 5755) and 2007-2008 (SN 6066) </li><li> interpersonal violence (IPV) data from 2004-2005 (SN 5347), 2005-2006 (SN 5543), 2006-2007 (SN 5755) and 2007-2008 (SN 6066 - includes data from the 2007-2008 domestic violence and sexual victimisation modules) </li><li>sexual victimisation/assault data from 2000 (SN 4463), 2005-2006 (SN 5543) and 2006-2007 (SN 5755) </li><li> stolen goods data from 2002-2003 (SN 5059), 2003-2004 (SN 5324), 2005-2006 (SN 5543), 2006-2007 (SN 5755) and 2007-2008 (SN 6066) </li></ul>It should be noted that the Home Office does not allow the use of the self-completion data for teaching purposes. The sexual victimisation self-completion modules from 1996 and 1998 (SNs 3832 and 4081) are currently unavailable from the Archive, though it is hoped that they may be deposited in the future. <p> <i>BCS 2008-2009 onwards</i><br> The self-completion modules for 2008-2009, alongside a new data file containing low-level geographic variables, have been deposited as separate Special Licence Access studies, requiring the prospective user to order them separately from the main BCS, and to complete a Special Licence application form. Access is subject to approval by the Home Office. Users should contact the ESDS HelpDesk in the first instance. The Special Licence files for BCS 2008-2009 onwards may be found on the <a href="http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingData/bcrsSL.asp" title="BCS Special Licence data">BCS Special Licence data</a> web page. <br><br> <i>BCS 2006-2007 Social Heterogeneity Variables</i><br> A set of social heterogeneity variables for matching to the BCS 2006-2007 is available under SN 6422. Access to this dataset is also subject to Special Licence conditions, similar to the self-completion modules for the BCS 2008-2009 onwards, and it is listed alongside them on the same web page. <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: govsurveys@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 12 November 2008<br></h5> <h3>Date of Latest Release: </h3><h5>24 March 2009 ( 3rd Edition )</h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5>Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>30 January 2012</h5> </body></html>