Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

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?

Q6. (for Chiefs of Police only)  Do you think the jurisdiction(s) your department serves appropriates too much, about the right amount, or too little funding to meet your police department’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? 

Q8. Do you think your county appropriates too much, about the right amount, or too little funding to meet the County Prosecutor’s Office’s needs?

Q9a.  If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would hiring new law enforcement officersbe a priority for allocating those funds? 

Q9b.  If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would increasing pay or benefits for current law enforcement officers be a priority for allocating those funds? 

Q9c.  If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would other recruitment/retention efforts be a priority for allocating those funds? 

Q9d. If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would mental health support for officers be a priority for allocating those funds?

Q9e. If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would additional or improved training for officers be a priority for allocating those funds?

Q9f.  If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would updating current equipment be a priority for allocating those funds?

Q9g. If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would investing in new technologies be a priority for allocating those funds?

Q9h. If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, would crisis response teams (e.g., trained mental health professionals that work with police to help with  de-escalation in crises) be a priority for allocating those funds? 

Q9i. If new state or federal funding for law enforcement became available to your office/department, which other issue would more specifically be a priority for allocating those funds?

Q43a.  Thinking about the introduction of co-responders or alternative responders as part of local policing, do you agree or disagree with the following statements?\

a. Alternative crisis response options could save local governments money. 

Q43d.  Thinking about the introduction of co-responders or alternative responders as part of local policing, do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

d. Funding for co-responders or alternative responders will leave less funding for our office/department.

Q43e.  Thinking about the introduction of co-responders or alternative responders as part of local policing, do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

e. An alternative responder program would help address our office’s or department's staffing challenges.

Q46.  Would significant additional funding make you more likely to support the introduction of a co-responder or alternative responder program in your community, if you selected “do not support” in Q42?

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)