CrimeandPoliceinYourAreaLinearSurveyExample
Overview
Thissurveyaimstocollectspecificinformationfromourlocalcommunity.Weneedtounderstandhowpeoplelivingindifferentareasareaffectedbysimilarcrimeindicators.Wealsowanttoknowhowyoufeelaboutthepoliceforcethatservesyourborough.
Someofthequestionsinthissurveyarecompulsory,butyoucanleaveothersifyoufeeluncomfortableansweringthem.Theprogressbarwillletyouknowhownearyouaretocompletingthesurvey.
Whyweareconsulting
Inordertoensurewearefocussingourpolicingnumbersintherightareas,weneedtounderstandsomeoftheareasworstaffectedbycrime.Thebestwayforustounderstandlocalissuesisforcitizenstosharetheirfeelingsandideasaboutlocalcrimeandpolicing.
Introduction
1Whatisyourname?
Name
2Whatisyouremailaddress?
Thisisoptional,butifyouenteryouremailaddressthenyouwillbeabletoreturntoedityourconsultationatanytimeuntilyousubmitit.Youwillalsoreceiveanacknowledgementemailwhenyoucompletetheconsultation.
3Whatisyourorganisation?
Organisation
4Whatareadoyoulivein?
(Required)
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DelhamptonFelchurchLightwellRoystonSmithville
5Whatisyouragerange?
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Freetextquestions
6Pleasegiveabriefanswertothequestion:howdoyoufeelaboutyourlocalpoliceforce?
Thistypeofquestiongivesyouasmalltextboxforrespondentstotypein.
There'snocharacterlimitonthistextbox,sorespondentscouldwriteasmuchastheywant.However,thesmallsizeoftheboxencouragestherespondenttokeeptheiranswershortandtothepoint.
Typesofquestionyoumightusethisforincludethingslike'whatisyourname','whatisyourpostcode',etc.
Briefanswer:
7Pleasetypealengthyanswertothequestion:Howdoyoufeelaboutcrimeinyourarea?
Thistypeofquestiongivestherespondentalargeareatotypeinto,againwithoutacharacterlimit.
Asitiseasiertotypelongresponsesintoaboxlikethis,itisprimarilyusedforquestionswhereyouwanttherespondenttoexpanduponanissueorresponsetheyhavegiven.
Forexample,youmightask'Doyouhaveanycommentsonthissectionofthepolicydocument','ifyouanswerednotothepreviousquestion,pleaseexplainyourreasoninghere'ortheallimportant'doyouhaveanyothercommentsyouwouldliketomake?'
Experienceshowsthatifyoudon'tincludethatlastquestion,respondentswilljustwritetheirothercommentsallovertherestoftheconsultation.
Pleasetypeasmuchasyouwantto:
8Pleaseenteryouremailaddress:
Theonlinesurveytoolhasaspecialtypeofquestionwhichensuresthatifyouaskforanemailaddress,yougetanemailaddress.Tryitbelowandseewhatyouthink.
Ofcourse,itcan'ttellwhethertheemailaddressisstillliveorbeingcheckedregularly,butitcanmakesurethatpeopleentertheinformation
you'reaskingfor,especiallyifyousetthisquestionascompulsory.
Emailaddress
Tickaboxtypequestions
9Doyouagreethatcrimeisanissueinyourarea?
MoreInformation
Ifyouwanttoprovidearangeofoptionstochoosefrom,butonlywantrespondentstoselectoneofthem,thentheradiobuttonquestiontypeistheoneforyou.
ThisquestionalsohasaFactBank,whichissomethingyoumayusewhenaddingquestionsinordertoprovidemoreinformationtoyourrespondents.
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YesNoI'mnotsure
10Whichoftheseoptionsapplytoyou?
Alternatively,youmightwanttogivepeoplearangeofoptionsandallowthemtoselectasmanyofthemastheywant.
Thecheckboxtypequestionallowsyoutodojustthat.
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IamgenerallyhomeduringthedayImainlyshopinmylocalhighstreetIusepublictransportalmostdaily
Iparkmycaronthestreet
Iliveinablockofflatsorterracedhouse
Iliveinadetachedorsemidetachedhouse
11Howmanyoptionsdoyouwantfordiscussingcrimeinyourarea?
Theremaybetimeswhenyouwantuserstoselectoneoptionfromalonglistofoptions.
Ifyouincludedalonglistofradiobuttonsinonequestion,theywouldstarttostretchdownthepageandmaketheconsultationlookodd.
Inthissituation,putalltheoptionsintoadropdownlistquestion,whichkeepsthequestionlookingtidywhilstprovidingthedepthofdetailyouneed.
Chooseyouroption:
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1option2options3options4options5options6options7options8options9options
10options11options12options13options14options
12Doyouwanttooptin,oroptoutoffuturepolicecommunications?
Ifyou'refollowingbestpracticeanddataprotectionlaw,thenyouneedtomakesureyouaskpeopleforpermissionifyouwanttousetheirdataforpurposesotherthantheconsultationitself.
Thebestwaytodothisistogivethemtheoptiontooptin,oralternativelyoptout.
Thesinglecheckboxquestiontypegivesyoujustonecheckboxonitsown,thatpeoplecantickorleaveblanktoindicatetheirpreference.
Pleaseoptmeinforpolicecommunications
Matrixtypequestions
13Howstronglydoyouagreewiththefollowingstatements?
Usingthissortofmatrixquestion,youcanaskrespondentstoselectoneansweragainstarangeofrelatedtopics,allwithinonequestion.
StronglyagreeAgreeNeitheragreenordisagreeDisagreeStronglydisagreeIfeelsafeinmyhome
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Ifeelsafeinthehighstreet
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Ifeelsafeinmyneighbourhood
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Ifeelsafeinmylocalpark
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14Atwhattimeofdaydoyoufeelsafeinthefollowingplaces?
Usingthissortofquestion,youcanproviderespondentswithamatrixofcheckboxresponseoptions,sotheycantickasfeworasmanyastheylike.
InmyhomeInmystreet Inthehighstreet InmylocalparkInmycarInthemorning
Intheafternoon
Intheevening
Overnight
15Pleasechooseoneitemfromalargenumberofoptionstodescribethefollowingtimesofday:
Ifyouhavealargenumberofoptionsforresponsetoastatementfromwhichyouwantrespondentstopickjustone,thenusingamatrixofdropdownsisyourbestoptionforkeepingyourconsultationlookingusableandundaunting.
Inthemorning:
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PeopleplayloudmusicInoticeapolicepresenceGroupsofyoungpeopleroamtheneighbourhood
PeopleshoutinthestreetMyneighbourhoodisquietIwitnesscarcrimeVandalsdamagetheneighbourhoodIfeelsafeinmygarden Iseedrugsactivityoutside Thereareincidentsofdomesticviolence
Intheafternoon:
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PeopleplayloudmusicInoticeapolicepresenceGroupsofyoungpeopleroamtheneighbourhood
PeopleshoutinthestreetMyneighbourhoodisquietIwitnesscarcrimeVandalsdamagetheneighbourhoodIfeelsafeinmygarden Iseedrugsactivityoutside Thereareincidentsofdomesticviolence
Intheevening:
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PeopleplayloudmusicInoticeapolicepresenceGroupsofyoungpeopleroamtheneighbourhood
PeopleshoutinthestreetMyneighbourhoodisquietIwitnesscarcrimeVandalsdamagetheneighbourhoodIfeelsafeinmygarden Iseedrugsactivityoutside Thereareincidentsofdomesticviolence
Overnight:
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PeopleplayloudmusicInoticeapolicepresenceGroupsofyoungpeopleroamtheneighbourhood
PeopleshoutinthestreetMyneighbourhoodisquietIwitnesscarcrimeVandalsdamagetheneighbourhoodIfeelsafeinmygarden Iseedrugsactivityoutside Thereareincidentsofdomesticviolence
Otherquestiontypesandcombinations
16Wouldyouliketouploadadocumentorimageaspartofyourresponsetothisconsultation?
Nomatterhowwellwrittenyourconsultationis,somerespondentswillstillwanttosendyoutheirthoughtsintheirownformat.Oftenthistakestheformoflettersorlongerdocuments,butsomerespondentssubmitimagestoo,asapicturepaintsathousandwords.
Usingthefileuploadquestiontype,youcanallowpeopletodothisinthesameplaceasotherresponses,andstoretheminthesameplacetoo.
We'vefoundthatthiscanleadtoasignificantdropinpostalletters,faxesandemailsthatrespondentssendinwhilsttheconsultationislive,makingconsultationmanagementmucheasier.
Ofcourse,thismeansyoucanalsoscanordataentrylettersandwrittenresponsesthatcomeintotoyourconsultationaswell,theuploadthemyourselftostoreandanalysethemallinoneplace.
Pleaseattachacopyofanydocumentsyouwishtoincludetothisprintout.Click'choosefile'belowandbrowseforthefileyouwishtouploadonyourcomputer.Fileupload
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Thisquestionhastwoparts.Pleaseticktherelevantanswerandthentypeintexttosupportyourresponse.
Questionsnearlyalwayshavemorethanonepossibleanswer,butsometimesthereneedstobemorethanonewaytoansweraquestiontoo.Usingtheonlinesurveytool,youcanaddasmanydifferentanswercomponentstoaquestionasyouwant.
Forexample,thisquestionhasthreedifferentwaystorespondtoit,atickbox,atextboxforfurtherexpansionoftheirchosenanswer,andthenadocumentuploadoptionincasetheywanttoattachaletterorotherfilewiththeirresponse.
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IthinkthatpoliceshoulddomoreinmyneighbourhoodIthinkthatpoliceshoulddolessinmyneighbourhoodIthinkpolicepresenceinmyneighbourhoodisjustright
Ifeelthiswaybecause: