Met or Had Any Interaction

¶ … met or had any interaction with law enforcement officers in your community? (YES/NO)

Do you participate in any anti-drug or anti-crime community group including national organizations like MADD? (YES/NO)

Are you familiar with our diversion program? (YES/NO)

Have you or a family member been arrested for any drug-related crime? (YES/NO).

How would you rate the overall performance of law enforcement officers in your community? (POOR/FAIR/GOOD/VERY GOOD/OUTSTANDING)

Which of the following issues are you most concerned about?

GANGS/DRUGS/THEFT/ILLEGAL POSSESSION of FIREARMS/DUI or OTHER TRAFFIC-RELATED VIOLATIONS)

Which of the following do you feel is the most important in preventing drug abuse in the community? (a. MORE AVID PATROLLING by LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; b. MORE INFORMATIONAL or EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS c. GREATER ACCESS to THERAPY and TREATMENT FACILITIES for ADDICTS; d. SAFE INJECTON SITES and/or DECRIMINALIZATION

How do you perceive the level or severity of drug use in your neighborhood? (on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being SEVERE and 5 being MILD).

9. What role do you feel drug use plays in the safety and overall health of the community? (on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being MAJOR or MOST IMPORTANT ROLE; and 5 being LITTLE to NO ROLE at ALL).

10. How concerned are you personally about drug abuse?

On a scale of 1-5 with 1 being VERY CONCERNED and 5 being NOT CONCERNED at ALL).

11. How safe do you feel in your neighborhood? (on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being VERY UNSAFE and 5 being VERY SAFE)

12. What made you aware of our program and the services we offer? (a. FROM PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS; b. FROM SCHOOL; c. FROM PARENTS, CHILDREN, or OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS; d. FROM FRIENDS or WORD of MOUTH; e. FROM the MEDIA (TELEVISION, RADIO, or PRINT)

13. Please offer up your comments and concerns about our program. What do you feel we need to do to improve community safety and well-being?

14. How old are you?

15. What is your gender?

This community satisfaction questionnaire will be issued as a pretest over the telephone anonymously to a small number of people who are randomly selected from a database of residents living within our jurisdiction. No more than 40-50 responses will be necessary for the pretest. Responses to the pretest will indicate any weaknesses in the questions and possibly point out any missing issues. Alternatively, the pretest may be administered to criminal justice professionals in order to better reveal weaknesses in the survey instrument.