Confidence local officers are trained in ERPO petition process
Full Question Text
Q32b. The Michigan Legislature recently enacted an “Extreme Risk Protection Order Act” — sometimes referred to as a “red flag” law. This law provides for the issuance of Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), which temporarily prohibit individuals judged to be at high risk of harming themselves or others from purchasing or possessing firearms. The law allows several different categories of people, including family members, mental health professionals, and law enforcement officers, to file an ERPO petition. How confident are you that…
b. local officers have sufficient training on the process for petitioning the court for an ERPO?
| Total | Very confident | 9% | Somewhat confident | 27% | Not very confident | 36% | Not cofident at all | 27% | Don't know | 1% |
| Office | Department | Total | Very confident | 16% | 7% | 9% | Somewhat confident | 37% | 26% | 27% | Not very confident | 28% | 37% | 36% | Not cofident at all | 18% | 29% | 27% | Don't know | 2% | 0% | 1% |