Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Q2a. Overall, do you believe the size of the attorney workforce in your Prosecutor’s Office is sufficient to cover your workload (e.g., to have an attorney present at and prepared for all court hearings)?

Q2b. Overall, do you believe the size of the support staff workforce in your Prosecutor’s Office is sufficient to cover your workload?

Q3a. How much of a problem, if at all, is recruiting qualified Assistant Prosecutors for your office?

Q3b. How much of a problem, if at all, is retaining current Assistant Prosecutors for your office?

Q3c. How much of a problem, if at all, is office morale  for your office?

Q3d. How much of a problem, if at all, are negative interactions with judges for your office?

Q3e. How much of a problem, if at all, are negative interactions with defense counsel for your office?

Q3f. How much of a problem, if at all, are a lack of ongoing training opportunities for your office?

Q3g. How much of a problem, if at all, is workload (e.g., backlog of cases, challenges to efficiently clearing cases, etc.) for your office?

Q3h. How much of a problem, if at all, are other personnel issues for your office?

How much of a problem, if at all, are the following personnel issues for your office?

Other. (please specify)

Q4a.  If additional resources were available, do you think increasing pay rates would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel?

Q4b.  If additional resources were available, do you think increasing benefits would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel?

If additional resources were available, do you think work-from-home opportunities would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel?

Q4d.  If additional resources were available, do you think increasing nontraditional incentives would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? 

Q4e.  If additional resources were available, do you think loan repayment assistance programs would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel?

Q4f.  If additional resources were available, do you think creating or expanding “pipeline” programs (e.g., formal affiliations with Michigan law schools, internships and apprenticeship opportunities, etc.) would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel?  

Q4g.  If additional resources were available, do you think a formal mentoring program for new APAs would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel?

Q4h.  If additional resources were available, do you think increasing opportunities for professional developmen and/or advancement would be effective in helping your office recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel?

Q6.   Do you think your county appropriates too much, about the right amount, or too little funding to meet your office’s current needs?

Q7.   Do you think your county appropriates too much, about the right amount, or too little funding to meet the Sheriff’s Office’s needs?

Q8a.   If new county, state, or federal funding became available to your office, would increasing pay and benefits for current Assistant Prosecutors be a priority for allocation?

Q8b.   If new county, state, or federal funding became available to your office, would hiring new Assistant Prosecutors be a priority for allocation?

Q8c.   If new county, state, or federal funding became available to your office, would increasing pay and benefits for current support staff be a priority for allocation?

Q8d.   If new county, state, or federal funding became available to your office, would hiring new support staff be a priority for allocation?