Public perceptions of policing, engagement with the police and victimisation: Findings from the 2009/10 British Crime Survey. Supplementary volume 1 to Crime in England and Wales 2009/10

The British Crime Survey (BCS) has included a number of questions about people’s attitudes towards the police since its inception in 1982. These questions cover a range of topics from the general - an overall rating of local police – to very specific areas of how police are working with others.