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Crime information & public confidence in the police

This study by Paul Quinton explores the immediate effects of web-based crime and policing information on public perceptions, focusing on crime maps and Neighbourhood Policing (NP) information. The research design includes a basic randomised field trial with a nationally representative sample, evaluating perceptions of the local police, crime, ASB, and personal safety. The study highlights the importance of informative and trustworthy information for enhancing public confidence in the police.

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Crime information & public confidence in the police

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  1. Crime information & public confidence in the police Paul Quinton - NPIA Research, Analysis and Information Unit

  2. A brief policy history

  3. Force implementation

  4. National implementation

  5. The existing evidence base • A growing body of research • People who are well-informed tend to hold better opinions about the police • Intervention studies have tended to focus on newsletters and leaflets • Generally found to have a positive impact with few drawbacks

  6. Aims of the study • To test the immediate effect of web-based crime and policing information on public perceptions • Force level implementation: • Crime maps • Neighbourhood Policing (NP) information • Intended outcomes: • Perceptions of the local police  • Perceptions of crime and ASB in the local area  • Perceptions of personal safety ?

  7. Research design • A basic randomised field trial (post-test only) • A multi-stage sampling approach • A nationally representative sample (n=7,434) • Random assignment to three interventions: • Crime maps • NP information • Combined intervention • Intervention then face-to-face interview

  8. A dose of reality • The ‘framing’ of perception – neighbourhood conditions, personal experience and signal crimes • The quality of force websites • The delivery of the intervention material • The focus on the wider general public • The type of crime maps used • Localised hot-spots and cold-spots • The sustainability of impact

  9. Informativeness

  10. Trustworthiness

  11. Overall effects

  12. Overall effects

  13. What lies beneath? • Overall effects are inevitably ‘averaged out’ • What works, and for whom? • Information may be more effective for some… • Victims of crime • People living in higher crime areas • People who think crime is a problem, or increasing, in their local area • But less good for others…

  14. Conclusions • Transparency and police accountability • Some (small) overall improvements • No overall harm • Evidence of reassurance • The need for additional contextual information… crime prevention advice? • Information can enhance good quality local policing, but should not be a substitute for it

  15. Thank you

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