Spring 2024 Sheriffs and Police Chiefs

Q47b. How much do you trust the following sources of information on policing strategies and practice?

b. Michigan law enforcement associations (e.g., Michigan Sheriffs Association, Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police)  

Q47c. How much do you trust the following sources of information on policing strategies and practice?  

c. National law enforcement associations (e.g., National Police Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police)

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)

Q31c. Sometimes law enforcement officers stop someone for a minor traffic violation (for example, tinted windows, loud muffler) when they believe a more serious crime is being or has been committed (for example, illegal drugs, illegal weapons). Overall, do you feel the use of traffic stops for minor violations increases or decreases… 

c. community trust in police?

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?

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?

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?

Q12b. 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? 

b. Domestic violence/intimate partner violence

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)

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

Q14a. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the relationship between community members and law enforcement officers in your office/department? 

a. Most people in my jurisdiction trust our law enforcement officers. 

Q14b. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the relationship between community members and law enforcement officers in your office/department? 

b. Inappropriate use of force by law enforcement in jurisdiction is (or has recently been) an issue

Q14c. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the relationship between community members and law enforcement officers in your office/department?

c. I'm concerned that a major incident of civil unrest connected to police use of force could happen in my jurisdiction in the near future.

Q13e. 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?

e. Training for law enforcement officers in any of the following: de-escalation tactics, cultural understanding, and/or bias awareness