Spring 2024 County Prosecutors

Q34a.   To what extent, if any, would you say that dedicating the necessary personnel to manage data  is a problem that your office faces, or will face, in its collection and use of performance data?

Q28c.   Now thinking about the resources required to process and review digital evidence and to use it effectively in prosecutions, to what extent do you feel producing digital evidence in discovery is a problem, or not, for your office?

Q28d.   Now thinking about the resources required to process and review digital evidence and to use it effectively in prosecutions, to what extent do you feel presenting digital evidence in court is a problem, or not, for your office?

Q30.    In some places, automated tools are used to make decisions about public safety risks that in the past were made by humans. For example, software tracking and keywords may be used to monitor social media for events where a crime might happen. In your opinion, are the decisions made by these tools (such as AI and machine learning) generally more or less accurate than those made by humans?

Q31a.   How much would you personally trust the results of using automated tools (such as AI and machine learning) for police departments monitoring social media for events where a crime might happen?

Q31b.   How much would you personally trust the results of using automated tools (such as AI and machine learning) for police departments identifying high-risk neighborhoods?

Q31c.   How much would you personally trust the results of using automated tools (such as AI and machine learning) for Assistant Prosecutors writing legal briefs?

Q31d.   How much would you personally trust the results of using automated tools (such as AI and machine learning) for processing and analyzing forensic evidence?

Q31e.   How much would you personally trust the results of using automated tools (such as AI and machine learning) for risk assessments for sentencing and offers of parole, probation, or release?

Q32a.    Does your office share summary statistics and other performance data on prosecutions with   your county's Board of Commissioners?

Q32b.    Does your office share summary statistics and other performance data on prosecutions with residents in your county?

Q32c.    Does your office share summary statistics and other performance data on prosecutions with the media?

Q33a.   Regardless of whether summary statistics and other performance data on your office’s casework or case outcomes are currently shared, how confident are you that your county's Board of Commissioners could correctly interpret data on prosecutions?

Q33b.   Regardless of whether summary statistics and other performance data on your office’s casework or case outcomes are currently shared, how confident are you that residents in your county  could correctly interpret data on prosecutions?

Q33c.   Regardless of whether summary statistics and other performance data on your office’s casework or case outcomes are currently shared, how confident are you that the media could correctly interpret data on prosecutions?

Q39d.  Regardless of whether or not various systems are currently in place to address law enforcement misconduct, to what extent would you support or oppose formal penalties for law enforcement agencies that fail to review a potential hire’s history of misconduct with previous department(s)?

Q34b.   To what extent, if any, would you say that the time required to collect data  is a problem that your office faces, or will face, in its collection and use of performance data?

Q34c.   To what extent, if any, would you say that the ability to make sense of data (e.g., interpreting trends, comparing to other jurisdictions, etc.)   is a problem that your office faces, or will face, in its collection and use of performance data?

Q34d.   To what extent, if any, would you say that the ability to implement change in response to data findings is a problem that your office faces, or will face, in its collection and use of performance data?

Q34e.   To what extent, if any, would you say that protecting confidentiality   is a problem that your office faces, or will face, in its collection and use of performance data?

Q34f.   To what extent, if any, would you say that producing specific data when needed (e.g., responding to reporters’ requests, applying for grants, etc.)   is a problem that your office faces, or will face, in its collection and use of performance data?

Q35b.     Regardless of whether your office currently shares summary statistics and other performance data, do you support or oppose requiring prosecutors to publicly disclose habitual offender designations?

Q35a.     Regardless of whether your office currently shares summary statistics and other performance data, do you support or oppose requiring prosecutors to publicly disclose authorizing charges and charging decisions?

Q35c.     Regardless of whether your office currently shares summary statistics and other performance data, do you support or oppose requiring prosecutors to publicly disclose diversion opportunities?

Q35d.     Regardless of whether your office currently shares summary statistics and other performance data, do you support or oppose requiring prosecutors to publicly disclose deferral opportunities?

Q35e.     Regardless of whether your office currently shares summary statistics and other performance data, do you support or oppose requiring prosecutors to publicly disclose demographic data on defendants?

Q35f.     Regardless of whether your office currently shares summary statistics and other performance data, do you support or oppose requiring prosecutors to publicly disclose the Giglio list?

Q36.     Some people believe that law enforcement officers whose actions cause harm or violate individuals’ civil rights should be held legally accountable. Others think they should be protected due to the nature of their job. Although every case is unique, in general, do you agree or disagree that law enforcement officers should be held legally accountable if they are found to have engaged in misconduct? 

Q37a.    In general, in cases where there is evidence of misconduct by a sheriff’s deputy or police officer in your county, do you think your office should prosecute the offense?

Q37b.    In general, in cases where there is evidence of misconduct by a sheriff’s deputy or police officer in your county, do you think the Michigan Attorney General's Office should prosecute the offense?