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Question In general, do you think the courts in this area deal too harshly or not harshly enough with criminals?
Values
[1]too harshly[2]not harshly enough[3]about right[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for courts.
Counts by year:
| year | too harshly | not harshly enough | about right | don't know | no answer | iap | not available in this year | Total |
| 1972 | 105 | 1066 | 265 | 173 | 4 | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 68 | 1092 | 196 | 138 | 10 | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 42 | 580 | 72 | 51 | 8 | 731 | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 61 | 1174 | 144 | 104 | 7 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 47 | 1210 | 148 | 89 | 5 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 52 | 1268 | 123 | 84 | 3 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 40 | 1297 | 111 | 80 | 4 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 48 | 1218 | 112 | 87 | 3 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 48 | 760 | 73 | 36 | 6 | 937 | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 58 | 1363 | 103 | 71 | 4 | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 44 | 1192 | 161 | 63 | 13 | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 52 | 1284 | 138 | 51 | 9 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 45 | 1252 | 117 | 53 | 3 | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 76 | 1417 | 218 | 101 | 7 | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 57 | 1204 | 145 | 71 | 4 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 41 | 1285 | 135 | 76 | - | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 47 | 1131 | 124 | 65 | 5 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 61 | 1202 | 169 | 76 | 9 | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 54 | 1300 | 156 | 88 | 8 | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 78 | 2534 | 226 | 135 | 19 | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 135 | 2246 | 310 | 197 | 16 | - | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 175 | 2095 | 372 | 179 | 11 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 209 | 1913 | 436 | 240 | 19 | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 126 | 919 | 240 | 83 | 4 | 1393 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 120 | 861 | 266 | 90 | 3 | 1472 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 279 | 1902 | 638 | 167 | 6 | 1518 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 222 | 1259 | 388 | 147 | 7 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 267 | 1269 | 341 | 157 | 10 | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 269 | 1128 | 380 | 180 | 17 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 376 | 1451 | 484 | 207 | 20 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 513 | 1578 | 460 | 294 | 22 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 446 | 1253 | 357 | 276 | 16 | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4032 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 308 | 933 | 298 | 241 | 14 | 1750 | - | 3544 |
| Total | 4569 | 43636 | 7906 | 4150 | 296 | 7801 | 4032 | 72390 |