Confidence in judges to make appropriate decisions regarding ERPOs
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 judges in your county will make appropriate decisions regarding ERPOs? (Among respondents who are not completely unfamiliar with Michigan's ERPO law)
| Total | |
| Very confident | 12% |
| Somewhat confident | 39% |
| Not very confident | 15% |
| Not confident at all | 13% |
| Don't know | 20% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
| Very confident | 19% | 11% | 10% | 15% | 12% |
| Somewhat confident | 54% | 36% | 43% | 43% | 39% |
| Not very confident | 15% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 15% |
| Not confident at all | 9% | 16% | 9% | 11% | 13% |
| Don't know | 3% | 22% | 22% | 16% | 20% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
| Very confident | 11% | 10% | 13% | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Somewhat confident | 40% | 39% | 29% | 46% | 43% | 39% |
| Not very confident | 14% | 16% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 15% |
| Not confident at all | 14% | 15% | 21% | 4% | 7% | 13% |
| Don't know | 20% | 20% | 25% | 19% | 20% | 20% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
| Very confident | 13% | 14% | 14% | 9% | 7% | 14% | 12% |
| Somewhat confident | 35% | 41% | 36% | 43% | 44% | 36% | 39% |
| Not very confident | 17% | 12% | 16% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 15% |
| Not confident at all | 10% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 10% | 13% |
| Don't know | 24% | 17% | 21% | 20% | 16% | 25% | 20% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | Total | |
| Very confident | 12% | 11% | 16% | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| Somewhat confident | 38% | 43% | 37% | 52% | 34% | 40% |
| Not very confident | 16% | 13% | 17% | 18% | 11% | 15% |
| Not confident at all | 15% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 13% |
| Don't know | 20% | 20% | 21% | 14% | 35% | 20% |