From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The following was sent to me by someone here in New Zealand who I
ocassionally correspond with and who knows I have a passing interest in such
things. I do not know who Robert Henderson is and have never received
anything from him before. Whether it is genuine or a wind up I can not say
but I thought I would send it on in case you are interested.
Regards,
David.
Note: Today (21 Oct) I was visited by a researcher from the National
Centre for Social Research by the name of Paul Moody. He was conducting
interviews for a survey on Londoners' perception of and experience of
crime - the details are given below under the heading of Policing for
London - this is the text of a leaflet I gained from the Moody. The
survey has been instigated by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone and
will be used by London's police force, The Metropolitan Police, to
decided policy.
After I had opened the door, Moody identified himself, explained that
he was conducting a survey of randomly chosen people. He then
announced "Because you are white, I shall not be interviewing you."
Intrigued by that, I began to question Moody who told me that whites
were being excluded because otherwise the survey would not be racially
representative of the London population (I kid you not). I pointed out
that a random survey - provided the sample was large enough, taken
throughout the central London (GLA) area would produce a sample
representative of London's racial mix. Moody became rather flustered at
this point and began making some very strange statements indeed,
including stating that he had been instructed to interview only Asians
in the area "because otherwise the people selected would be
overwhelmingly white". As I live in the Kings Cross area, which has a
very large non-white population, this statement was utterly risible.
I did not discover what the questions were to the survey, but it is
pretty clear from what I did discover that this survey is being
deliberately skewed to produce a particular answer which will favour
blacks and Asians. The fact that Mayor Livingslime is behind it tells
you all you need to know.
Below the Policing for London leaflet text is the text of another
leaflet dealing with the National Centre for Social Research. This body
conducts many of the major surveys on which the government and
public bodies relies to justify policy. That so much major
public-related research is in the hands of one body is worrying in
itself, because it means that a very small number of people are
designing the surveys, which in turn means that it is very easy to
control the outcome of "surveys" which the government etc uses.
Robert Henderson
Pamphlet 1
"
Policing for London
Responding to diversity
What is the survey for?
The population of London is richly diverse and rapidly becoming more
so. This diversity is reflected in what people want and need from
their police.
A major challenge facing the new Metropolitan Police Authority will be
how to ensure the active support of Londoners for a service that
treats them all fairly.
This survey aims to help tile police in their decision making about
the future direction of policing in London. It will provide them with
a comprehensive picture on such issues as:
What Londoners need and want from their police service.
How their experiences of the police affect their views.
What they think the police do well and what they do less well.
How they think the police can improve.
What they think should be the police's priorities for London.
About 2,750 Londoners aged 15 and over will be interviewed. The sample
is specially designed to include sufficient numbers of people from the
main ethnic groups in London for their views to be represented
adequately.
Interviews will take about 45 minutes.
It is not possible to interview everyone in London, so households have
been randomly selected from the Post Office's list of addresses. We
only need to interview one person (also chosen at random) from each
address.
To ensure the results reflect the experiences and attitudes of the
whole population, we have to rely on the people we have chosen taking
part. Nobody else can take their place.
Participation in the study is, of course, voluntary. If you prefer not
to answer any question, you may simply decline to do so, and at any
time in the interview you may withdraw answers already given.
It is very unlikely. From tithe to time we need to check the quality of
work carried out by our interviewers and you may be contacted for your
views on how well you thought the interviewer carried out his/tier
task.
You may also be contacted again if you agree to take part in further
research.
Our responsibility to you
Your privacy
Your privacy is protected. Your answers are used for statistical
research purposes only. Names and addresses are never included with
the results.
We will not pass the names and addresses of people taking part in the
research survey to any organisation, including South Bank University,
London School of Economics or the Metropolitan Police Service.
At the end of each interview, the computer files are scrambled so that
no-one, including the interviewers, can read your answers on the
screen.
The forms that identify people's addresses and the computer disks
holding the answers are always stored separately.
No mailing lists
You will not receive 'junk mail' as a result of taking part in the
survey. We do not pass addresses to other organisations for commercial
purposes.
Further information
If you would like further information about the study, you can
telephone Graham Whitfield on Jane Brown at the National Centre on 020
7250 1866. You can also write to us at the address below.
National centre for Social Research
35 Northampton Square
London EC1V OAX
www.natcen.ac.uk
National Centre for Social Research
If you have access to the Internet, you can find out more about the
project at: www.policingforlondon.org
Pamphlet 2
National Centre for Social Research
Formerly SCPR
Information for people helping with our research
What is the National Centre for Social research?
The National Centre for Social research was founded in 1969 (as SCPR)
and is now Britain's largest independent social research
institute.
We carry out important national research studies for government
departments, research councils and charitable foundations. Our
research covers a wide variety of topics including:
Health
Health Survey for England
Scottish Health Survey
Education
Survey of Adult Learning
Scottish School Leavers Survey
Work
Workplace Employee Relations Survey
Skills of the British Workforce
Survey of Parents of 3,4 and 5 Year-olds.
Crime and the Law
The British Crime Survey
Study of Access to Justice
Attitudes and Values
British Social Attitudes
The British Election Studies
Who needs the research?
Policy makers for government and other public bodies, who need
accurate, up-to-date statistics to help them make better decisions.
UK charities, who frequently use social research to find out more about
people's views, circumstances and experiences.
School, colleges and universities, where students will use the findings
in their own research projects.
"Being able to make use of this kind of research is very helpful to Age
Concern."
Evelyn McEwan, Director of Information & Policy, Age Concern
"Well-designed research projects can help the NHS to make important
advances in health care."
Dr Brian Jarman, Imperial College School of Medicine
"Social research tells us about the countryside issues which really
matter to people."
Jeremy Worth, Countryside Commission
"British Social Attitudes is essential for understanding society. Our
students use it constantly."
Professor Sara Arber, University of Surrey
Why have I been chosen to take part in the study?
It is not possible to ask everyone to take part, so we specially select
people or households from lists such as the Post Office's list of
addresses. To ensure accurate results, we have to rely on the people
chosen for the study - nobody else can take their place.
Most of the people chosen agree to be interviewed, and enjoy the
experience,. No special experience is needed to take part.
Who are the interviewers?
The National Centre for Social Research has a team of around 1,000
highly trained interviewers, located all over the country. For most
studies an interviewer will visit in person to conduct the interview.
All our interviewers carry a photo indentations card which they will
show you. Always ask for identification from any caller who is not
known to you.
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Robert Henderson
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Nothing to do with guns, but worth forwarding I thought.
Steve.
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