Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Fall 2015, Question 27e

Likelihood of training law enforcement officers in de-escalation tactics, cultural understanding, and/or bias awareness

Full Question Text

To the best of your knowledge, how likely or unlikely is it that the primary law enforcement agency serving your jurisdiction will use the following practices in the near future, or are they already being used?

Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
% within Jurisdiction Type
  Jurisdiction Type Total
County Township City Village
To the best of your knowledge, how likely or unlikely is it that the primary law enforcement agency serving your jurisdiction will use the following practices in the near future, or are they already being used?

e. Train law enforcement officers in any of the following: de-escalation tactics, cultural understanding, and/or bias awareness
Already Being Used 36% 12% 40% 17% 18%
Very Likely 15% 11% 22% 15% 14%
Somewhat Likely 13% 11% 19% 13% 13%
Neither Likely nor Unlikely 15% 14% 9% 10% 13%
Somewhat Unlikely 5% 4% 3% 4% 4%
Very Unlikely 2% 8% 1% 13% 7%
Don't Know 13% 40% 6% 28% 32%