Tallahassee Police Department Officers Opinion Survey March 2015
This survey was conducted by the Florida Police Benevolent Association on behalf of the Big Bend Chapter to assess the general attitudes and opinions of members and non-members within the Tallahassee Police Department on a number of issues within the Department (see survey instrument, Appendix A).
A direct mail survey method was chosen because of the need for the confidentiality and security of law enforcement officers and their families and the belief that we would get more honest responses with this method versus a phone survey. The survey was direct mailed to the 321 member officers and hand delivered to 18 FOP member officers around February 2, 2015. Of the surveys mailed, 109 were returned by the extended deadline for a response rate of 32.2 %, which is a fair rate of return for a mail survey. The deadline was extended due to issues with the Post Office returning the postage paid survey envelopes.
Because the nature of direct mail surveys tend to be biased toward those individuals who feel strongly about an issue, we are reluctant to draw conclusions regarding the total population within the Department. However, we can conclude that the views expressed herein are reflective of almost one-third of the officers within the Department.
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Tallahassee Police Department Officers Opinion Survey March 2018
This survey was conducted by the Florida Police Benevolent Association on behalf of the Big Bend Chapter to assess the general attitudes and opinions of members and non-members within the Tallahassee Police Department on a number of issues within the Department (see survey instrument, Appendix A).
A direct mail survey method was chosen because of the need for the confidentiality and security of law enforcement officers and their families and the belief that we would get more honest responses with this method versus a phone survey. The survey was direct mailed to the 320 member officers January 30, 2018. 151 were returned by the extended deadline and 9 were picked up and returned to the PBA office for a response rate of 50%, which is a good rate of return for a mail survey. The deadline was extended due to issues with the Post Office returning the postage paid survey envelopes and officers not receiving the survey.
Because the nature of direct mail surveys tend to be biased toward those individuals who feel strongly about an issue, we are reluctant to draw conclusions regarding the total population within the Department. However, we can conclude that the views expressed herein are reflective of half of the officers within the Department.
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