Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2024, Question 25b

Confidence local officers are trained in ERPO petition process

Full Question Text

The Extreme Risk Protection Order Act allows several different categories of people— including family members, mental health professionals, and law enforcement officers—to file an ERPO petition. When thinking about the new ERPO Act, how confident are you that local officers have sufficient training on the process for petitioning the court for an ERPO? (Among respondents who are not completely unfamiliar with Michigan's ERPO law)

Statewide Total
Total
Very confident 11%
Somewhat confident 36%
Not very confident 18%
Not confident at all 9%
Don't know 25%