Spring 2024 County Prosecutors

Q17c.    Next, thinking about court costs and fees, would you, in your role as Prosecutor, support or oppose using structured screening tools to guide decisions on pre-trial release and release options?

Q19b.   Do you agree or disagree that the use of cash bail in your county has different consequences for community members based on their race or ethnicity?  

Q21a.   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 recidivism rates?    

Q21b.   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 public safety in the community?

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?   

Q21d.   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  the wellbeing of defendants with mental illness or drug dependency?

Q22.     Regardless of whether or not your county has pre-trial diversion programs, in general, do you support or oppose these types of diversion programs 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.

Q17a.     Next, thinking about court costs and fees, would you, in your role as Prosecutor, support or oppose limiting the use of fines and fees in sentencing to those who are able to pay, and community service or other alternatives for those who are unable to pay?

Q19a.   Do you agree or disagree that the use of cash bail in your county has different consequences for community members based on their socioeconomic status? 

Q18b.    Regardless of whether you support or oppose changes to current cash bail policies, how effective do you think cash bail is at increasing community safety? 

Q18a.    Regardless of whether you support or oppose changes to current cash bail policies, how effective do you think cash bail is at reducing no-shows?

Q17d.    Next, thinking about court costs and fees, would you, in your role as Prosecutor, support or oppose shifting costs of monitoring (e.g., drug testing, tethers, probation oversight) from the defendant to the court?

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

Q17b.    Next, thinking about court costs and fees, would you, in your role as Prosecutor, support or oppose restrictions on the use of cash bail for low-level or non-violent offenses?

Q15c.   Now, overall, how would you describe the relationship today between your office and  local police departments in your county, overall?    

Q15b.   Now, overall, how would you describe the relationship today between your office and the County Sheriff's Office?   

Q15a.   Now, overall, how would you describe the relationship today between your office and your County Board of Commissioners?    

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?

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?

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?

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

Q12c.   How satisfied are you, overall, with the local police departments in your county, overall?

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?

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?