Information on Confidentiality and Survey Use: Completion of this survey is voluntary. If you choose to participate, you need not answer all of the questions. The information you contribute will be entirely confidential. In other words, we will not attempt to match survey responses with your identity, and therefore your identity will not be recorded or divulged in the research that results from these surveys. In addition, the results are strictly for academic research purposes and will be reported in this research only in aggregate (non individual-level) form. We thank you for your time and participation in our survey. *Denotes an optional field. What is your current position? How long have you held this position? Are you retired? Yes     No   *If retired, list the year you left law enforcement: *If retired, are you working as a consultant for public or private law enforcement/security or public agency? Yes No Which level of law enforcement are you currently or most recently affiliated with? Local State Federal College/University Private/Corporate   Which levels of law enforcement have you been affiliated with? Check all that apply. Local State Federal College/University Private/Corporate How would you describe the jurisdictional setting of the agency that you are currently (or, if retired, most recently) affiliated with? Urban Suburban Rural Law enforcement agencies often couple traditional and more progressive techniques towards the end of public safety and public order. In terms of progressive or more traditional law enforcement approaches, how would you rate the balance in orientation of the agency you are currently affiliated with? (If retired, how would you describe the agency of your most recent affiliation?) % Traditional % Progressive    100 % Total How many sworn officers serve in your agency? How many officers report to you? How many different law enforcement positions have you held? Please list the positions: What is your age? What year did you start working in law enforcement? Are you male or female? M   F What is the highest degree you have achieved? H.S.Grad AA BA/BS MA/MS JD PhD   Majored in   If you attended college, which type of institution did you attend? Community College Historically Black College Private College or University Public College or University Do you have prior military experience? Yes   No Which state do you currently work in? How many times have you relocated for your job? Are you the first member of your extended family to serve in law enforcement? Yes   No If no, who else served? (Check all that apply.) Grandparent Parent Uncle Aunt Sibling Cousin Friend Neighbor Other: Roughly, what is the demographic composition of your agency (or, if retired, the agency of your most recent affiliation)? % African-American % Male % Asian % Female % Hispanic 100 % Total % White   % Other 100 % Total Which of the following categories best describes your income during the last year? $50,000 or less $50,001-75,000 $75,001-100,000 $100,001-150,000 $150,001 or more   When it comes to political issues, how would you describe yourself? Extremely Liberal Liberal Slightly Liberal Moderate Slightly Conservative Conservative Extremely Conservative Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Democrat, Republican, Independent, or other? What other police organizations do you belong to? Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements regarding public service and your career in law enforcement. 1 - I consider public service my civic duty. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 2 - I would prefer to see public officials do what is best for the whole community, even if it harmed my interests. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 3 - I unselfishly contribute to my community. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 4 - Meaningful public service is very important to me. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 5 - All in all, I am satisfied with my job. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 6 - In general, I do not like my job. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 7 - In general, I like working here. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 8 - I entered law enforcement in hopes of being an agent of change for the African-American community. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 9 - My position in law enforcement allows me to be an agent of change for the African-American community. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 10 - I did not enter law enforcement to be a change agent, but since I have entered this profession I have embraced that role. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 11 - I think my presence and position can help clear a path for other African-Americans entering law enforcement. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 12 - My current department is a full-service law enforcement agency, providing more than just public safety. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 13 - My agency works collaboratively with the community to identify problems and disorder, and involves the community in the search for solutions. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 14 - My current department focuses solely on the enforcement of the law. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Rank, in order of importance, how you perceive your role in law enforcement. Law Enforcer: Most important Least Important Change Agent: Most important Least Important Community Builder: Most important Least Important Are you a member of a church, synagogue, mosque, temple or other place of worship? Yes No How important to you is your religion or faith tradition? Very Important Important Somewhat Important Not Important When you were growing up, how important was religion or faith tradition to your family? Very Important Important Somewhat Important Not Important Please indicate how often you:   Never Several times a year 2-3 times a month Once a week More than once a week Attend religious services Pray or read religious texts Participate in any of the ministries or outreach efforts of your faith community As a law enforcement officer, how closely do you work with the faith community to fulfill your official duties? Very Closely Closely Not Very Closely Not At All As a law enforcement officer, how often do you work with the faith community to fulfill your official duties?   Once or more each day Once or more each week Once or more every two weeks Once or more every month Once or more every 2-3 months Once or more every 4-6 months Once or more each year Never   As a law enforcement officer, for how many years have you worked with the faith community to fulfill your official duties? years. As a law enforcement officer, how useful do you consider the faith community in helping you to fulfill your official duties? Very Useful Useful Not Very Useful Not At All Useful Does your police department encourage you or discourage you to work with the faith community to fulfill your official duties?   Strongly encourages me to work with the faith community. Encourages me to work with the faith community. Neither encourages or discourages me to work with the faith community. Discourages me to work with the faith community. Strongly discourages me to work with the faith community. How would you characterize the relationship between your police department and the faith community? Very Cooperative Cooperative Neutral Uncooperative Very Uncooperative As a law enforcement officer, what are the main reasons to work with the faith community to fulfill your official duties? Please check all that apply. The faith community is able to reach many people. The faith community has a great deal of influence with people who live in this area. The faith community is very interested in public safety issues. Formal support from the faith community helps me to do a better job. Informal support from the faith community helps me to do a better job. The faith community has resources such as money, space, and volunteers that help me to do a better job. Does your law enforcement agency use any unpaid volunteers to carry out its activities? For example, to assist with carrying out administrative tasks or to support law enforcement in other ways? Yes No In your law enforcement activities, do you personally work with any unpaid volunteers? Yes No Does your law enforcement agency work with any neighborhood groups or organizations, such as neighborhood watch groups, to carry out its functions? Yes No In your law enforcement activities, do you personally work with any neighborhood groups or organizations, such as neighborhood watch groups, to carry out its functions? Yes No Is there anything else about your career in law enforcement that you would like to share with us? Do you have any feedback or comments on this survey?