Anchoring Vignettes for Privacy (Government - Criminal Records)
Question (applies to those who have had
interactions with the police):
How much privacy [do you / does 'Name'] have about [your/her/his]
interactions with police?
Response categories:
- Unlimited
- A lot
- Moderate
- Some
- None
Vignettes:
- [Jonathan] was arrested on charges of assault and battery last
year. He lives in a county which stores records of criminal
charges at the police headquarters, where there is no public
access.
- [Monali] was arrested on charges of assault and battery last
year. She lives in a county which maintains all records of
criminal charges for public inspection at the county
courthouse.
- [David] was arrested on charges of assault and battery last
year. He lives in a county which maintains all records of
criminal charges at the county courthouse for public inspection
and in an electronic database, to which any police officer
or county official has access.
- [Andrea] was arrested on charges of assault and battery last
year. She lives in a county which posts all criminal charges on
the internet. The webpage includes pictures and detailed profiles
of all arrested.
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