Helping your local police to

'Make criminals pay'

The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA)

- GUIDANCE  ON  COMPLETION -

If you are aged 15 or under, please obtain the permission of your parent or guardian before proceeding.

Please select one response for each question, unless otherwise directed.

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Please answer all questions in relation to your personal views only.

Please start by thinking about what you knew of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, known as POCA, before today ...

Q1	Before today, did you know that POCA gives your local police the powers to 'make criminals pay' by seizing property they have funded through crime?
		Yes
		No

Q2	And did you know that POCA gives your local police the powers to ensure that those criminals can not return in future to a lifestyle funded by crime?
		Yes
		No

The principle behind POCA is that criminals never profit from crime.    You can help that to happen ...

Q3	If you felt confident to do so, would you anonymously report someone whom you suspect is benefiting from crime?
		Yes - definitely
		Yes - possibly / it would depend
		No
		I don't know

Q4	What would motivate you to anonymously report someone whom you suspect is benefiting from crime?   (PLEASE SELECT ANY THAT APPLY)
	All crime should be reported / right thing to do
	In the hope that the offender/s will be caught / punished
	In the hope of avoiding repetition of crime to oneself
	In the hope of avoiding repetition of crime to someone else
	To satisfy other authorities (e.g., Manager, regulating body)
	Other motivation/s

Q5	Please describe your other motivation/s to anonymously report someone whom you suspect is benefiting from crime?

Q6	By which method would you prefer to anonymously report to the police someone whom you suspect is benefiting from crime?
		Direct to Hertfordshire Police on-line
		To my local police Neighbourhood team www.herts.police.uk/neighbourhood_policing/
		To Crimestoppers UK  0800 555 111
		By other method/s
		I don't know

Q6a	Please describe the other method/s by which you would prefer to anonymously report to the police someone whom you suspect is benefiting from crime ...

Q7	Why would you not report someone you suspect of benefiting from crime to your local police?    (PLEASE SELECT ANY THAT APPLY)
	Lack of confidence in police
	Not interested if it doesn't affect me personally
	Prefer not to get involved
	Prefer to report to other authority (e.g., Manager, regulating body)
	Private / personal / family matter
	Worry about reprisals by the offender or their associates
	Other reason/s

Q7h	Please describe the other reason/s why you would not report someone you suspect of benefiting from crime to your local police?

Whether or not you are a victim of their activity, criminals should never benefit from crime ...

Q7i	What, if anything, could be done to encourage you to anonymously report someone you suspect is benefiting from crime?

Q8	Would you be encouraged to anonymously report someone whom you suspect is benefiting from crime if you could do so via any of the following methods ...
		Yes		No
	Anonymously to Crimestoppers UK  0800 555 111 or www.Crimestoppers-uk.org
	Anonymously to an other agency / third party
	Anonymously on-line to Hertfordshire police

Q9	Would you like to access information about the persons who have been stopped from benefiting from crime ...
		Yes		No
	In your local area (within 15 minutes of where you live)
	Elsewhere in Hertfordshire

Q10	By which method would you prefer to access information about the persons who have been stopped from benefiting from crime?
		Via the Hertfordshire police internet site (www.herts.police.uk)
		Via direct e-mail to your personal or business account
		Via local free newspapers
		By other method/s

Q10a	By which other method/s would you prefer to access information about the persons who have been stopped from benefiting from crime?

Q11	Do you live in Hertfordshire?
		Yes
		No

Taking the profit out of crime is one of many ways in which your local police promote safety, justice and reassurance for everyone living in Hertfordshire.   Taking everything in to account ...

Q12	How safe or unsafe do you feel your local area is as a place to live?     (PLEASE TAKE YOUR LOCAL AREA TO MEAN WITHIN 15 MINUTES WALKING DISTANCE OF WHERE YOU LIVE)
		Very safe
		Fairly safe
		Fairly unsafe
		Very unsafe
		Don't know / Too soon to say

It is the responsibility of the police and local council, working in partnership, to deal with anti-social behaviour and crime in your local area.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

Q13	The police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in your local area?
		Strongly agree
		Tend to agree
		Neither agree nor disagree
		Tend to disagree
		Strongly disagree
		Don't know / Too soon to say

Q13a	Please use the space, below, for any other observations you would like to make about stopping criminals profiting from crime in Hertfordshire ...

Finally, a few questions about you.  These will help your local police to understand the views of different communities.  You or your household cannot be identified from your responses.

Q14	Are you:
		Male
		Female

Q15	And what age were you on your last birthday?    Were you aged:
		15 or under
		16 to 24
		25 to 34
		35 to 44
		45 to 54
		55 to 64
		65 or over

Q16	And in which local authority area in Hertfordshire do you live?
		I don't know / can't remember
		Broxbourne Borough Council
		Dacorum Borough Council
		East Hertfordshire Council
		Hertsmere Borough Council
		North Hertfordshire District Coucnil
		St Albans City and District Council
		Stevenage Borough Council
		Three Rivers District Council
		Watford Borough Council
		Welwyn / Hatfield District Council

Q17	O.K.   Then please tell us the name of your town / village, or the nearest town / village to where you live ...

Please press the red, 'Submit', button to record your responses.

Thank you for supporting your local police.