Spring 2024 Michigan Public Policy Survey Homepage
The Spring 2024 Michigan Public Policy Survey
- Topics:
- Satisfaction with law enforcement services; relationships between law enforcement agencies and local government; law enforcement personnel issues and funding; assessments of crime in community and police-community relations; specific policing policies including surveillance technology, alternative responders, and Extreme Risk Protection Orders; accountability in law enforcement; annual tracking items for fiscal health metrics; the state of democracy.
- Methodology:
- The main MPPS survey of local government officials ran from April 1 - June 10, 2024 and received responses from 70% of local jurisdictions.
- The supplemental survey of law enforcement leaders and county prosecutors ran from April 15 - June 10, 2024 and received responses from 65% of county sheriffs, 54% of local chiefs of police, and 66% of county prosecutors.
- Survey Questionnaires:
- Primary local government survey (counties, townships, cities, and villages):
- Local government officials questionnaire
- Supplemental survey of county sheriffs and local chiefs of police:
- County sheriffs and local chiefs of police questionnaire
- Supplemental survey of county prosecutors:
- County prosecutors questionnaire
- County prosecutors questionnaire
- Primary local government survey (counties, townships, cities, and villages):
- Data tables (coming soon)
- Publications:
- Michigan local government and law enforcement leaders’ initial opinions of Michigan’s new "red flag" law
(October 2024) - Michigan local governments report increased challenges with law enforcement recruitment and retention (September 2024)
- Michigan local government leaders’ concerns about the health of democracy edge upward, including at local level (August 2024)
- Michigan local government and law enforcement leaders’ initial opinions of Michigan’s new "red flag" law
Input on questionnaire design for the Spring 2024 MPPS was provided by the following people:
- Derek Melot, Michigan Assocation of Counties
- Samantha Gibson, Michigan Assocation of Counties
- Shanna Draheim, Michigan Municipal League
- Herasanna Richards, Michigan Municipal League
- Kelly Warren, Michigan Municipal League
- Michael Selden, Michigan Townships Association
- Bob Stevenson, Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
- Ron Wiles, Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
- Cheri Bruinsma, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan
- Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan
- Senator Stephanie Chang, Michigan Legislature
- Walter Crider, retired Michigan State Police officer
- Barb Hankey, Oakland County Director of Public Services
- Quintin Williams, The Joyce Foundation
- Tim Daly, The Joyce Foundation
- Chuck Warpehoski, Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration
- Marita Ky, We the People Michigan
- Ken Nixon, Safe and Just Michigan
- Nelson Bunn, National District Attorneys Association
- Luna NH, Washtenaw County Care-based Safety
- Kristin Burgard, University of Michigan
- Molly Kleinman, University of Michigan
- Jeff Morenoff, University of Michigan
- Grady Bridges, University of Michigan
- April Zeoli, University of Michigan
- Mirya Holman, University of Houston
- Emily Farris, Texas Christian University
The final questionnaire design reflects decisions made by the CLOSUP MPPS staff, which may not represent the views of partner organizations, advisors, or others who provided input.
Funding for this wave of the MPPS has been provided by The Joyce Foundation.