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24/11/10
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Public Attitudes towards the Israeli Police, 2010
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Dikla Yogev Within the framework of the 2010 Annual Workplan of the Ministry of Public Security's Bureau of the Chief Scientist and upon the personal request of the Minister of Public Security, a study was conducted titled: Public Attitudes towards the Israel Police, 2010.
The research was conducted by the Mahshov Institute, led by researcher Dikla Yogev.
The survey was conducted throughout March 2010 via phone interviews among a statistical sample of 1,505 citizens, 303 of which were Israeli Arabs.
The research report focused, inter alia, on the following subjects: general attitudes towards police work; the image of the Israel Police and the Israeli police officer; perception of the efficiency of the police performance; the functions of the Israel Police; the attitudes towards police presence in public areas; the sense of personal safety and social resilience; interaction with the Israel Police; and the willingness to cooperate with the Israel Police.
Research findings yield that there has been a mild improvement in the public's attitude towards the Israel Police in comparison with previous years. That said, the public's general perception of the Israel Police still ranks between low to fair.
The report also presents the findings of the research, including a comparison between the various population sectors and long term trend analysis.
The research study also includes conclusions and recommendations for improving the system.
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01/05/08
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Public Attitudes Towards The Israeli Police, 2007
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Rafi Smith, Hagit Yehezkel
In accordance to perennial work plan of the Bureau of the Chief Scientist in the Minister of Public Security, and as part of a series of research papers conducted on this subject, a survey was conducted titled: "Public Attitudes Towards the Israeli Police, 2007"
The Survey was conducted by Smith Consulting and Research Inc. and was lead by Mr. Rafi Smith and Mrs. Hagit Yehzkel.
Between August 12 and August 19, 2007 the Smith Research Institute conducted a public opinion survey concerning public attitudes toward the Israeli Police. A total of 1500 individuals were interviewed by telephone.
• Among the Jewish population 1,351 individuals were interviewed, of which 1,101were adults (over 18 years old) and 150 were adolescents (aged 14-18 years).
• Among the Israeli Arab population, 249 adults (over 18 years of age) were interviewed.
The survey included questions, regarding the image of the Israeli police and policemen, evaluation of the manner in which the police handles various areas of activity, sense of personal security, contact with the police, and other subjects.
The findings show general low evaluations towards the police, even in comparison to previous years. High evaluations are expressed in regards to the respectful appearance of the police officers and their professionalism.
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02/09/07
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Public Attitudes Towards The Israeli Police, 2006
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Between August 31 and October 3, 2006 the Smith Research Institute conducted a public opinion survey concerning public attitudes toward the Israeli Police. A total of 1,507 individuals were interviewed by telephone.
• Among the Jewish population 1,321 individuals were interviewed,
of which 1,148 were adults (over 18 years old) and 173 were adolescents (aged 14-18 years).
• Among the Arab population, 186 adults (over 18 years of age) were interviewed.
The survey included questions, regarding the image of the Israeli police and policemen, evaluation of the manner the police deal with various areas of activity, sense of personal security, direct contact with the police, and other subjects.
Additional questions on the sense of security among the public were added due to the fact that the subject is mentioned as part of the goals in the Minister of Public Security's policy.
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01/03/05
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Public Attitudes Towards The Israeli Police, 2004
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Rafi Smith, Keren Sharvit, Ronna Rephaeli-Hirsch The public’s general evaluations of the police (the manner in which they fulfill their role, their functioning in the area of residence, improvement in the past two years, and confidence in the police) were quite high: 6 out of 10 respondents thought that the police fulfill their role in general and function in the area of residence successfully or very successfully. Approximately half indicated that their confidence in the police is high, and slightly less than half indicated that police functioning had considerably or somewhat improved to in the past two years.
During the months of August and September 2004 the Smith Research Institute conducted a public opinion survey concerning public attitudes toward the Israeli Police. A total of 2,042 individuals were interviewed by telephone.
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01/10/02
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Public Attitudes Towards the Israeli Police, 2002
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Rafi Smith, Keren Sharvit During the months of May and June 2002 the Smith Research Institute conducted a public opinion survey concerning public attitudes towards the Israeli Police. A total of 1627 individuals were interviewed by telephone. The survey included questions regarding the image of Israeli police and policemen, assrssment of police efficiency in various areas, sense of personal security, direct contact with the police, and other subjects. | |
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