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Concerns of The Czech Public about Sexually Motivated Crime
JUDr. Petr Zeman, Ph.D.

The article presents some results of the opinion poll aimed at the issues of sexually motivated crime carried out by, the Institute of Criminology and Social Prevention in 2011. It focuses on what the respondents think about the rate and structure of serious indecent crime, in what extent they are concerned about this kind of criminal activity and how their possible concerns are shown. On the basis of the existing research findings the author tries to interpret the differences found in the answers of some groups of the respondents.
Key words: sexually motivated crime, public opinion, fear of crime.


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