© 2010 Step Beyond Ltd Registered No. 4465316 Registered Office: Maltings • Aston • Stone • Staffs • ST15 0BW
The central government is putting increasing pressure on local government and partner agencies to ensure they are meeting residents’ needs in their policies and actions.
We provide tailor-made and cost-effective services to help achieve this, bringing our private sector expertise into the public sector and ensuring that taxpayers’ money is used to maximum effectiveness.
Our research won the 2006 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award and was runner-up in the LARIA Research in Excellence Award in the same year.
Expertise
Public perceptions of and reactions to current issues e.g. climate change, care for the elderly, education etc.
General residents surveys
Public feelings towards and experiences of local policing and the criminal justice system
Public attitudes and behaviour relating to driving and road safety
Motorcyclists’ attitudes and behaviour
Development of effective publicity and educational programmes to address problems and issues
Evaluating marketing and publicity campaigns to identify ways of improving future ones
Techniques
Recruitment and establishment of citizens panels
Face to face quantitative interviews: in home, street, hall tests etc.
Telephone interviews
Postal surveys and self-completion questionnaires
Focus groups of all descriptions
Depth interviews, incl. paired and families
Online surveys
Mystery 'residents'
Recent clients include:
Staffordshire Criminal Justice Board
Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service
Staffordshire County Council
Warwickshire County Council
West Midlands Police
NHS
Midlands Safety Cameras Partnership
Staffordshire Police
... they have been able to suggest directions previously unthought-of in our field of road safety.
... has also resulted in the Partnership being published at several International conferences and the work has been met with acclaim...
info@StepBeyond.co.uk