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1. What specific Perceptions of Sentencing findings/outputs do you use? (more than one option can be selected)

Awareness of sentence types available Awareness that courts must take into account a range of factors before sentencing Perceptions of an offender’s circumstances being taken into account when sentencing Perceptions of whether sentences that require offenders to undertake unpaid work or attend programmes are worthwhile Perceptions on whether prison sentences should only be for dangerous offenders Awareness an offender could spend part of their prison sentence out in the community Perceptions on whether spending part of a prison sentence out in the community is an effective way of dealing with offenders Important that sentencing: Punishes the offender for the crime Important that sentencing: Deters others from committing similar crimes Important that sentencing: Rehabilitates the offender Important that sentencing: Protects the public Important that sentencing: Requires offenders to make amends for the harm caused

2. What do you use these findings for?

Policy or performance or resource Media or public interest Academic research Personal Other

If Other, please specify

3. Would you continue to use these findings going forward?

Yes No

4. A number of questions within the Perceptions of Sentencing module were reworded and/or had response options amended when the survey moved from face-to-face to telephone mode. The questionnaires are available to view from the related information section at the top of the page. Are there versions of questions from the face-to-face questionnaire that you used previously and would like to see re-instated?

Yes No

If you selected Yes, please provide details of these questions and what you would use them for.

5. Are there any changes you would like to see made to the module?

Yes No

If you selected Yes, what changes would you like to see?

NI Safe Community Survey Consultation

Section 2.7: Perceptions of Sentencing

Perceptions of Sentencing Related Information Perceptions of Sentencing Related Information