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?

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?

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? 

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?  

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?

Q9.   If new state or federal funding was devoted specifically to continuing legal education, would you support or oppose the State of Michigan requiring attorneys in both public and private practice to complete formal continuing legal education programs? 

Q10d.  Public defenders and appointed counsel are receiving increased resources under new standards passed by the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC). To what extent do you agree or disagree that with these recent increases in resources for indigent defense   there will be more competition to attract and retain the best attorneys?

Q21c.   Regardless of whether or not your county has pre-trial diversion programs, do you feel the use of pre-trial diversion programs in general helps or harms prosecutors' workload?   

Q34a.   To what extent, if any, would you say that dedicating the necessary personnel to manage data  is a problem that your office faces, or will face, in its collection and use of performance data?

Q34b.   To what extent, if any, would you say that the time required to collect data  is a problem that your office faces, or will face, in its collection and use of performance data?

Q37a.    In general, in cases where there is evidence of misconduct by a sheriff’s deputy or police officer in your county, do you think your office should prosecute the offense?

Q37b.    In general, in cases where there is evidence of misconduct by a sheriff’s deputy or police officer in your county, do you think the Michigan Attorney General's Office should prosecute the offense?

Q37b.    In general, in cases where there is evidence of misconduct by a sheriff’s deputy or police officer in your county, do you think the Michigan Attorney General's Office should prosecute the offense?

Q37c.    In general, in cases where there is evidence of misconduct by a sheriff’s deputy or police officer in your county, do you think  the U.S. Attorney's Office should prosecute the offense?

Q38a.   In general, in cases where there is evidence of criminal misconduct by an APA in your county; do you think your office should prosecute the offense?

Q38b.   In general, in cases where there is evidence of criminal misconduct by an APA in your county,  do you think the Michigan Attorney General's Office should prosecute the offense?

Q38c.   In general, in cases where there is evidence of criminal misconduct by an APA in your county,  do you think aspecial prosecutor should prosecute the offense?

Q3a. How much of a problem is recruiting qualified officers for your office/department?

Q3b. How much of a problem is retaining current officers for your office/department?