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Oregon's Measure 11 Voter Education Survey (2017-present)

1.In Oregon, there are 21 different crimes that are considered Measure 11 offenses. You can be convicted of a Measure 11 offense starting at the age of 15. The lowest level offenses are Assault II and Robbery II, which carry a mandatory minimum 70 month (5 years, 10 months) prison sentence. What is an appropriate age to sentence someone to a mandatory minimum sentence?
2.What percentage of Measure 11 offenders do you believe will re-offend after they transition to the community?
3.Generally, do you believe imprisoning Measure 11 offenders for long periods of time (at least 5 years) improves public safety?
4.Two 15 year-old students walk up to a classmate, they push him/her down and steal his/her iPhone. This can be tried as a Measure 11 case in Oregon (Robbery II). If convicted, the minimum prison sentence is 70 months (5 years, 10 months). On a scale of 1-5 (1= Very Fair, 5=Very Unfair), how fair is this consequence?
5.In 2016, 14% of Oregon's general population was non-White. However, 30% of incarcerated Measure 11 offenders were non-White. On a scale of 1-5 (1= Not concerned, 5=Very concerned), how concerned are you by the overrepresentation/racial disparities of minorities in prison?
6.In 2016, there were over 14,500 prisoners in Oregon's prisons. Over 6,000 (40%) of prisoners are Measure 11 inmates. Do you support policy reform that reduces the prison population?
7.Upon release from prison, people have increased difficulties in earning a job, trouble accessing housing, increased emotional health issues, and are less educated than non-incarcerated people their same age. How strongly do you support preventative-rehabilitative strategies to address crime? (1=Weak support, 5=strong support)
8.In 2013, Oregon's prison budget was over $1.4 billion, over double the spending on higher education. Furthermore, it cost over $10,000 to keep a child in school while it cost over $30,000 to keep someone in prison ($84.81 per day). Furthermore, Restorative Justice (RJ) encourages constructive responses to wrongdoing. It brings those who have harmed their victims and affected community members into processes that repair harms and rebuild relationships. Do you support an increase in funding for Restorative Justice in your schools, your community and your courts, jails, and prisons and a decrease in prison spending?
9.I support _______ Measure 11?
10.On a scale of 1-5 (1=I knew nothing, 3= I knew a little, 5= I knew a lot), how much did you know about Measure 11 before today?
11.How old are you?
12.What is your gender?
13.What is your highest degree or level of schooling completed?
14.Do you have children?
15.What is your yearly income?
16.What is your ethnicity?
17.What is your county of residence?
18.Are you employed?
19.Have you had personal contact with the judicial system (i.e. arrest, court for criminal matter, incarceration)?
20.If you have children, have any of them had contact with the juvenile justice system?
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