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Some people are primarily concerned with doing everything possible to protect the legal rights of those accused of committing crimes. Others feel that it is more important to stop criminal activity even at the risk of reducing the rights of the accused. Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven’t you thought much about this? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Rights of the accused vs. stopping crime · Asked in 5 waves, 1970–1978 · 9,914 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (dk).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Protect rights of accused | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Stop crime regardless of rights of accused |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780365. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763248. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 2,243 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742281. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720621. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,285 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700120(type 0). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 1,507 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 13% | 7% | 8% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 23% | 2304 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school | 17% | 5% | 4% | 15% | 11% | 10% | 39% | 617 | ±4 | |
| High school | 13% | 5% | 8% | 19% | 19% | 12% | 24% | 864 | ±3 | |
| Some college | 11% | 8% | 9% | 20% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 445 | ±5 | |
| Bachelor's | 8% | 10% | 11% | 22% | 25% | 16% | 8% | 250 | ±6 | |
| Postgraduate | 15% | 14% | 9% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 6% | 116 | ±9 |
ANES 1978 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.