• Community Survey on Public Safety and Law Enforcement

  • Community Involvement

  • 1. To what extent does the Sherman Police Department develop relationships with community members (e.g. residents, organizations, groups)?
  • 2. To what extent does the Sherman Police Department regularly communicate with community members (e.g. websites, e-mails, or public meetings)?
  • 3. To what extent does the Sherman Police Department make it easy for community members to provide input (e.g. comments, suggestions, and concerns)?
  • 4. To what extent does the Sherman Police Department work together with community members to solve local problems?
  • 5. Community policing involves officers in your law enforcement agency working with the community to address the causes of crime in an effort to reduce the problems themselves through a wide range of activities. Based on this definition, to what extent do you think the Sherman Police Department practices community policing?

  • Safety

  • 6. Please select the three (3) issues you think are the greatest problems within Sherman?
  • 7. To what extent do you feel safe in Sherman when you are outside alone during the day?
  • 8. To what extent do you feel safe in Sherman when you are outside alone at night?
  • 9. Over the last 12 months, to what extent have your feelings of safety in Sherman increased, decreased, or stayed the same?

  • Procedural Justice

  • 10. To what extent do officers from the Sherman Police Department treat people fairly?
  • 11. To what extent do officers from the Sherman Police Department show concern for community members?
  • 12. To what extent are the Sherman police officers respectful?
  • 13. To what extent is the Sherman Police Department responsive to the concerns of community members?
  • 14. To what extent do you trust the Sherman Police Department?
  • 15. If you had contact with an officer from the Sherman Police Department during the past 12 months, to what extent did the officer sufficiently explain his or her actions and procedures?

  • Performance

  • 16. To what extent is the Sherman Police Department effective at proactively preventing crime?
  • 17. To what extent is the Sherman Police Department addressing the problems that really concern you?
  • 18. To what extent are you satisfied with the overall performance of the Sherman Police Department?

  • Contact and Satisfaction

  • 19a. How many times in the past 12 months have you had contact with the Sherman Police Department for traffic issues (e.g. citation, warning, or vehicle crash)?
  • 19b. With reference to question 19a, to what extent are you satisfied with your interaction(s) with the Sherman Police Department for traffic issues?
  • 20a. How many times in the past 12 months have you had contact with the Sherman Police Department for 911 emergency calls?
  • 20b. With reference to question 20a, to what extent are you satisfied with your interaction(s) with the Sherman Police Department for 911 emergency calls?
  • 21a. How many times in the past 12 months have you had contact with the Sherman Police Department for non-emergency calls (e.g. to report a crime or suspicious activity)?
  • 21b. With respect to question 21a, to what extent are you satisfied with your interaction(s) with the Sherman Police Department for non-emergency calls?
  • 22a. How many times in the past 12 months have you had contact with the Sherman Police Department for other contacts or interactions (e.g. attend a community meeting or talk to an officer on patrol)?
  • 22b. With respect to question 22a, to what extent are you satisfied with your interaction(s) with the Sherman Police Department for other contacts or interactions?

  • Demographics

  • 24. What is your gender?
  • 25. Are you Hispanic or Latino?
  • 26. What is your race?
  • 27. What is your age group

  • Contact

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