This confidential survey from a group of San Mateo County community members is designed to learn how much you know about the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and its Deputies (referred to here as the "Sheriff" or “County Sheriff”) and your opinions about how well our County Sheriff works. This is about the County Sheriff, which provides law enforcement in the unincorporated areas and a few cities. This is not about City Police Departments. Your responses are confidential and will NOT be shared with the County Sheriff or any government agency. The survey will take about 3 minutes to complete.
Thank  you for your time!
 
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* 1. How is San Mateo County's Sheriff selected?

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* 2. The County Sheriff and Deputies keep the community safe.

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* 3. Have you heard of any incidents of people killed by any law enforcement agency in San Mateo County?

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* 4. Have you heard of any incidents where the County Sheriff transferred undocumented people directly to ICE (immigration) when they got out of jail?

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* 5. 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆-𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀.
Do you think San Mateo County needs civilian oversight of the Sheriff's Office?

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* 6. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳'𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 
Civilian oversight of the Sheriff's Office makes sense because ...

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We need to make sure that everyone is treated equitably and fairly, without racial bias.
We need to make sure that we keep our elected officials accountable. 
We need to make sure that its operations reflect the community's needs and values.

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* 7. (Optional) Any comments on the questions in this section?

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* 8. Tell Us About Yourself. 
Your answers on the remaining questions will help us get a better understanding of each community's concerns. 

Where do you live?

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* 9. If we did not list your city or town above, please list it here.

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* 10. How old are you?

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* 11. What is your gender identity?

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* 12. What is your racial/ethnic identity?  Check as many as apply.

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* 13. Have you, a close friend or family member ever worked in law enforcement or criminal justice?

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* 14. Have you, a close friend or family member ever been arrested or jailed?

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