Spring 2024 Sheriffs and Police Chiefs

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?

Q47d. How much do you trust the following sources of information on policing strategies and practice? 

d. Non-profits or advocacy organizations (e.g., Center for Policing Equity, ACLU, MADD)

Q47e. How much do you trust the following sources of information on policing strategies and practice?   

e. Universities or academic research 

Q47f. How much do you trust the following sources of information on policing strategies and practice? 

f. Feedback from residents 

Q47g. How much do you trust the following sources of information on policing strategies and practice? 

g. Policing technology manufacturers (e.g., Shotspotter, Lexipol, Flock Safety)

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?

Q30f. Thinking about the different demands on your office/department and its personnel, which of the following would you say are a priority for you? 

f. Visibility of officers in the community

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?

Q2a. Overall, do you believe the size of the workforce in your Sheriff’s Office or police department is sufficient to deliver the needed services?

Q2b. Overall, do you believe the size of the workforce in your Sheriff’s Office or police department is sufficient to deliver the needed services?

Q10a. (for Sheriffs) In your role as a law enforcement officer, how satisfied are you with each of the following law enforcement agencies working in your county? 

a. State Police

Q10b. (for Sheriffs) In your role as a law enforcement officer, how satisfied are you with each of the following law enforcement agencies working in your county?

b. Local police departments in your county, overall 

Q10c. For sheriffs, in your role as a law enforcement officer, how satisfied are you with the County Prosecutor's Office working in your county? 

Q11a.  (for Chiefs of Police)  In your role as a law enforcement officer, how satisfied are you with each of the following law enforcement agencies working in the jurisdiction(s) your department serves? 

a. State Police

Q13d. Now thinking about policies and practices your office/department uses, how likely or unlikely is it that your office/department will use the following practices in the near future, or are they already being used?

d. Policies mandating independent investigations into  officer-involved injuries or deaths

Q4j.  If additional resources were available, which of the following, if any, do you think would most help your office/department recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? (check all that apply)

j. Don't know

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?

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?

Q12a. To what extent, if any, would you say the following are currently (or have recently been) problems in the community or communities your office/department serves?  

a. Violent crimes (e.g., rape, assault, homicide, etc.) 

Q12c. To what extent, if any, would you say the following are currently (or have recently been) problems in the community or communities your office/department serves? 

c. Property crimes (e.g., burglary, vandalism, identity theft, embezzlement, etc.) 

Q12d. To what extent, if any, would you say the following are currently (or have recently been) problems in the community or communities your office/department serves?

d. Drug crimes

Q12e. To what extent, if any, would you say the following are currently (or have recently been) problems in the community or communities your office/department serves?

e. Public-order offenses (e.g., DUI, weapons violations, disorderly conduct, traffic violations, etc.)

Q13a. Now thinking about policies and practices your office/department uses, how likely or unlikely is it that your office/department will use the following practices in the near future, or are they already being used?

a. Community policing (assigning officers to particular areas to build relationships with residents)

Q13c. Now thinking about policies and practices your office/department uses, how likely or unlikely is it that your office/department will use the following practices in the near future, or are they already being used?

c. Proactively making policing policies available for public review (e.g., on department or local government website)

Q4h.  If additional resources were available, which of the following, if any, do you think would most help your office/department recruit additional personnel and/or retain current personnel? (check all that apply) 

h. Investing in community trust and relationship-building