This statistic displays the results of a survey concerning the privacy of criminal suspects at different stages in the justice system in Great Britain (GB) in 2018. Of respondents, 88 percent agree that the press should be able to name people once they have been found guilty of a crime. By contrast, only five percent of respondents think that the press should be allowed to name people who are being investigated for a crime, but have not been arrested or charged.
Do you think the press should be able to name someone, or should they be entitled to privacy if...?
Characteristic
Should be able to name
Entitled to privacy
Don't know
They are being investigated for a crime, but have NOT been arrested or charged?
5%
86%
8%
They have been arrested for questioning about a crime, but they have NOT been charged?
8%
84%
9%
They have been charged with a crime, but they have NOT yet had their trial?
28%
60%
11%
They are on trial for a crime, but they have NOT yet been found guilty or not guilty?
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YouGov. (July 23, 2018). Do you think the press should be able to name someone, or should they be entitled to privacy if...? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/885526/privacy-of-crime-suspects-in-great-britain/
YouGov. "Do you think the press should be able to name someone, or should they be entitled to privacy if...?." Chart. July 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/885526/privacy-of-crime-suspects-in-great-britain/
YouGov. (2018). Do you think the press should be able to name someone, or should they be entitled to privacy if...?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/885526/privacy-of-crime-suspects-in-great-britain/
YouGov. "Do You Think The Press Should Be Able to Name Someone, or Should They Be Entitled to Privacy If...?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/885526/privacy-of-crime-suspects-in-great-britain/
YouGov, Do you think the press should be able to name someone, or should they be entitled to privacy if...? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/885526/privacy-of-crime-suspects-in-great-britain/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Do you think the press should be able to name someone, or should they be entitled to privacy if...? [Graph], YouGov, July 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/885526/privacy-of-crime-suspects-in-great-britain/
