Bloomington’s next Police Chief & Community Policing Concerns

Community Feedback

INTRODUCTION & INTENT: As Bloomington considers a new Police Chief, the Public Safety and Community Relations Board (PSCRB), Not In Our Town, and allied groups would like to facilitate a popular input survey to gauge thoughts about the Bloomington Police Department’s direction. This will not be “scientific” in terms of a proper cross-section survey with a proper demographic mix, rather an opportunity to give the community some additional input in the process. Please just respond once.

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* 1. What are your priorities for the Bloomington Police Department? Rank your top five, with number “1” being first.

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* 2. My preferred new chief will come

From the existing force

From outside the existing force

The new chief’s perspectives are more important than where that person comes from

The culture of the department from which the candidate comes

Why?

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* 3. What are the most important qualifications for a new police chief? For example, time in policing? Gender? Person of Color? Education? Bi-Lingual? Something else?

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* 4. My impression of Bloomington’s current police force is that

We have fine officers that are responsive to the community concerns

Officers are generally not responsive to community concerns

Many officers need more racial and low-income sensitivity

Many officers need more training on mental health and non-violent responses.

Other comments

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* 5. Do you see the police as

Friends

Enemies

I don’t think in these terms

Other comments

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* 6. I believe

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Frequently	Always
Officers are biased against people of color and low-income people	Officers are biased against people of color and low-income people Never	Officers are biased against people of color and low-income people Rarely	Officers are biased against people of color and low-income people Sometimes	Officers are biased against people of color and low-income people Frequently	Officers are biased against people of color and low-income people Always
Officers face difficult situations and are trying to understand diverse people	Officers face difficult situations and are trying to understand diverse people Never	Officers face difficult situations and are trying to understand diverse people Rarely	Officers face difficult situations and are trying to understand diverse people Sometimes	Officers face difficult situations and are trying to understand diverse people Frequently	Officers face difficult situations and are trying to understand diverse people Always
Officers are more loyal to each other than they are to citizens	Officers are more loyal to each other than they are to citizens Never	Officers are more loyal to each other than they are to citizens Rarely	Officers are more loyal to each other than they are to citizens Sometimes	Officers are more loyal to each other than they are to citizens Frequently	Officers are more loyal to each other than they are to citizens Always
Officers are truly trying to respond to citizen’s concerns	Officers are truly trying to respond to citizen’s concerns Never	Officers are truly trying to respond to citizen’s concerns Rarely	Officers are truly trying to respond to citizen’s concerns Sometimes	Officers are truly trying to respond to citizen’s concerns Frequently	Officers are truly trying to respond to citizen’s concerns Always

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* 7. I interact with the Police Department

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Frequently

Always

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* 8. If you have had interactions with the Bloomington Police Department, you felt you were

Not listened to

2) Treated with respect

3) Perceived they were judging you by your ethnic or income status

4) Listened to and treated fairly

5) Felt singled out because of your background.

Something else

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* 9. General comments about the Bloomington Police Department (for example, your hopes or desires with new leadership, additional ideas or initiatives you would like to see launched)