Security, Negative Phenomena

The survey of May touched briefly the issue of drugs in the Czech Republic. People were asked whether and how much they perceive the current situation regarding drug use to be a problem in the Czech Republic as a country, and specifically in their place of residence. Furthermore, the survey investigated whether institutions in the Czech Republic deal with the drug problem adequately, and some issues regarding addicted persons and their treatment.

The May survey of the Public Opinion Research Centre was focused on addictive substances. Respondents were given to assess the acceptability of consumption of selected substances and their health risk.

In its May's survey, the Public Opinion Research Centre examined attitudes of Czech citizens towards the death penalty. On the one hand, questions in the survey concerned the general view, whether the death penalty should exist in the Czech Republic, or not, on the other hand, they probed, in what extent people agree, or disagree, with different particular statements about the death penalty. 62 % of respondents hold the view the death penalty should exist in the Czech Republic.

In November survey of CVVM, citizens answered questions about the sense of security and satisfaction with the activities of the police.

The survey of May touched briefly the issue of drugs and their use in the Czech Republic. People were asked whether and how much they perceive the current situation regarding drug use to be a problem in the Czech Republic as a country, and specifically in their place of residence. Furthermore, the survey investigated whether institutions in the Czech Republic deal with the drug problem adequately, inadequately or excessively in the view of the public. The attention of research also focused on how acceptable or unacceptable in view of public opinion is the use of certain legal and illegal psychoactive substances like tobacco, alcohol, painkillers, sleeping pills or antidepressants, so-called soft drugs like hashish or marihuana and so-called hard drugs like heroin, methamphetamine or “Ecstasy”.

In February survey of CVVM, citizens answered questions about the sense of security and satisfaction with the activities of the police.

In October 2011 CVVM survey investigated Czech public's views on the situation in the north of the Czech Republic (Šluknovský výběžek). One of the questions is focused on how serious problem the situation in the north Bohemia is. Another examined public opinion on the performance of different actors in this matter.

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The survey of May touched briefly the issue of drugs and their use in the Czech Republic. People were asked whether and how much they perceive the current situation regarding drug use to be a problem in the Czech Republic as a country, and specifically in their place of residence. Furthermore, the survey investigated whether institutions in the Czech Republic deal with the drug problem adequately, inadequately or excessively in the view of the public.

Press release offers information about some attitudes of Czech citizens towards nuclear energy that were surveyed especially in the context of Fukushima accident. Some of the results are comparable with the survey, made in this long-lasting project after the Chernobyl accident.

In December survey of CVVM, citizens answered questions about the sense of security and satisfaction with the activities of the police.