Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

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

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?

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?

Q12a.   How satisfied are you, overall, with the   State Police  working in your county?

Q13a.    Different types of crime are more prevalent in some communities than in others and may constitute different threats to public safety. To what extent would you say   violent crimes (e.g., rape, assault, homicide, etc.)   are currently (or have recently been) problems in your county?

Q13b.   Different types of crime are more prevalent in some communities than in others and may constitute different threats to public safety. To what extent would you say domestic violence/intimate partner violence   is currently (or has recently been) a problem in your county?

Q13c.   Different types of crime are more prevalent in some communities than in others and may constitute different threats to public safety. To what extent would you say property crimes (e.g., burglary, vandalism, identity theft, embezzlement, etc.)    are currently (or have recently been) problems in your county?

Q13d.   Different types of crime are more prevalent in some communities than in others and may constitute different threats to public safety. To what extent would you say drug crimes    are currently (or have recently been) problems in your county?

Q13e.   Different types of crime are more prevalent in some communities than in others and may constitute different threats to public safety. To what extent would you say   public-order offenses (e.g., DUI, weapons violations, disorderly conduct, traffic violations, etc.)     are currently (or have recently been) problems in your county?

Q13f.   Different types of crime are more prevalent in some communities than in others and may constitute different threats to public safety. To what extent would you say crime overall in communities in your county  is currently (or has recently been) a problem?

Q14a.   To what extent do you agree or disagree that most people in your county trust law enforcement officers?

Q14a.   To what extent do you agree or disagree that most people in your county trust law enforcement officers?

Q14b.   To what extent do you agree or disagree that   inappropriate use of force by law enforcement in your county is (or has recently been) an issue?

Q14c.   To what extent do you agree or disagree that you're concerned that a major incident of civil unrest connected to police use of force could happen in your county in the near future?

Q14d.   To what extent do you agree or disagree that most law enforcement officers in my county treat all people professionally regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, or other characteristics?

Q23.    Now we would like you to think specifically about gun diversion programs for individuals with no prior criminal history who are facing charges for criminal possession of a weapon. Through a gun diversion program, they would have an opportunity to avoid incarceration and have their conviction dismissed in return for participating in an intervention program (e.g., a nightly curfew, random drug tests, unannounced home visits by police, therapy, skills training, etc.). In general, would you support or oppose this type of gun diversion program in your county?

Q24a.   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.

Q24b.   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.

Q24c.   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.