Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

Whether or not law enforcement services are currently provided by your jurisdiction, do you think your jurisdiction appropriates too much, about the right amount, or too little funding to meet its current law enforcement needs? (among townships, cities, and villages)

Do you think your county appropriates too much, about the right amount, or too little funding to meet the needs of the sheriff's office? (among counties)

Do you think your county appropriates too much, about the right amount, or too little funding to meet the needs of the County Prosecutor’s Office? (among Counties)

Would you, in your role as a local official, support or oppose your jurisdiction pursuing additional local funding for law enforcement services through either a new millage or special assessment?

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would hiring new law enforcement officers be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would increasing pay or benefits for current law enforcement officers be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would other recruitment/retention efforts be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would mental health support for officers   be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would additional or improved training for officers be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would updating current equipment be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would investing in new technologies be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction, would crisis response teams (i.e., trained mental health professionals that work with police to help with deescalation in crises) be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your jurisdiction,  would addressing law enforcement pension or OPEB liabilities be a priority for your Board/Council for allocating those funds? (among jurisdictions which provide law enforcement services directly or indirectly)

Thinking about the introduction of co-responders or alternative responders as part of local policing, do you agree or disagree that alternative crisis response options could save your jurisdiction money?

Thinking about the introduction of co-responders or alternative responders as part of local policing, do you agree or disagree that funding for co-responders or alternative responders will leave less funding for your primary law enforcement agency?

Thinking about the introduction of co-responders or alternative responders as part of local policing, do you agree or disagree that an alternative responder program would help address law enforcement staffing challenges?

Would significant additional funding make you more likely to support the introduction of a coresponder or alternative responder program in your community? (Among those who oppose co-responder and alternative responder programs in their community)

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding amount of services provided?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding public safety spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding infrastructure spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding human services spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding general government operations spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding the amount of services provided?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding public safety spending?

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or is likely to take regarding infrastructure spending?