Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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

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

Q24e.   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.

Q26d.    When residents in your county are voting for Prosecutor, how important do you think pursuing maximum penalties for offenses  is to voters?

Q26e.    When residents in your county are voting for Prosecutor, how important do you think involvement in the community is to voters?

Q26f.    When residents in your county are voting for Prosecutor, how important do you think the treatment of victims  is to voters?

Q26g.    When residents in your county are voting for Prosecutor, how important do you think the treatment of juveniles in the justice system is to voters?

Q26h.    When residents in your county are voting for Prosecutor, how important do you think pursuing alternatives to detention for offenses is to voters?

Q24b.   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.

Q24c.   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.

Q24d.   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.

Q26c.    When residents in your county are voting for Prosecutor, how important do you think the prevalence of wrongful convictions is to voters?

Q24f.   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. How confident are you that  ERPOs are likely to reduce gun violence?

Q25a.   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 public safety?

Q25b.   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 officer safety? 

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?