Survey Questions

Do you think whether a police officer is a man or a woman influences the quality and outcomes of policing? Whatever your answer, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) would like to hear your views.
 
This survey is part of research being completed by an AFP police officer.  The research is intended to help the AFP to understand:
 - if men and women police differently and,
 - if having equal numbers of men and women in the police would change the community's experiences of policing.
 
The survey is open to everyone in the community.  It doesn't matter if you've had a lot of contact with police, or no contact with police.  It doesn't matter why you have had contact with police.  We would love to hear from you.
 
Participation in this survey is voluntary.  It will take around 15 minutes to complete.  All of the information you provide will be confidential.  Survey findings may be shared with the public, but it will not include any identifying information about participants.
 
You may choose to share your name and email address to go into the draw to win a $100 Coles Myer voucher, but this is not mandatory.  If you do share your name, the AFP will not share it and will not link it to your survey answers.
 
This research is being undertaken by Sergeant Krissy Barrett using scholarship funds awarded by AFP Legacy.  If you have an questions or concerns about participating in the survey you can contact Krissy at krissy.barrett@afp.gov.au.  The survey will close on 30 November 2016.
 
One last thing, make sure that at the bottom of the page you click the 'next button', and that you click the 'done' button on the last page to ensure your answers are submitted.  Thankyou for your time.
 

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* 1. What is your gender?

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* 2. What is your age group?

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* 3. In which country were you born?

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* 4. Is English your second language?

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* 5. Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?

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* 6. How many interactions have you had with police in the last 10 years?

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* 7. What was the primary reason for your most significant interaction with police?

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* 8. What was the gender of the police officer you dealt with most during your most significant interaction with police?

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* 9. How satisfied were you with the police response during this most significant interaction?

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* 10. How much of an impact did the gender of the police officers have on your satisfaction with the police response during this most significant incident?

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* 11. For your future dealings with police, do you have a gender preference?

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* 12. Rank from 1-6 (1 being the most relevant) what you view as the main purpose of policing

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* 13. Rank from 1-7 (1 being the most important) the strongest qualities of a good police officer

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* 14. How important do you think good communication skills are in day-to-day frontline policing?

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* 15. How important do you think physical strength is in day-to-day frontline policing?

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* 16. How necessary do you think it is for police officers to use physical force during the course of their duties?

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* 17. On average, how often would you guess police officers use physical force during the course of their duties?

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* 18. In policing roles, do you think one gender is better than the other at de-escalating a volatile situation?

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* 19. In policing roles, do you think one gender is better than the other at communicating in stressful situations?

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* 20. In policing roles, do you think one gender displays more empathy than the other when dealing with victims of crime?

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* 21. In policing roles, do you think one gender displays more authority than the other in day-to-day frontline policing?

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* 22. Please choose the most appropriate response for the following statements:

  Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree Agree Strongly agree
If I was the victim in a violent situation, I would NOT feel secure if two female police officers turned up to respond
Two female police officers should not work together for physical safety reasons
Community policing organisations should represent the gender composition of the community they serve (i.e. 50/50 gender split)
Community policing organisations should implement more flexible work options to encourage more females to apply

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* 23. Thankyou for your time.  For your chance to win a $100 Coles Myer voucher, please leave your email address.  This email address will not be shared beyond this survey, and is strictly to contact the winners of the vouchers only.

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