Police Transparency & Accountability Candidate Survey
As a candidate for elective office (or recently elected official), your help completing this survey is greatly appreciated. As a community, we give law enforcement personnel significant power and authority. We need to ensure that that power is being wielded in a just and humane way, and that law enforcement personnel are accountable to the communities they serve.

Greater transparency and accountability will also help build greater trust and respect in the community for law enforcement personnel. Publicly available data about law enforcement activities will help us understand where systemic problems exist.

The answers that you provide on this form will not be edited. The answers on this form will be shared with the members of Black Lives Matter Utah and posted on our website. In addition, a candidate (or elected official) report card will be issued and distributed on our website and through a newsletter and press release.

We are not offering an endorsement or monetary donation to your current or future campaigns.

We are hoping that you will complete this form within two weeks of receipt.

Please call Rae Duckworth, Black Lives Matter Utah, at 385-482-1172 with any questions.
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Email *
Do Black Lives Matter? *
If elected, or re-elected, what programs will you implement to help the black and brown community? *
First and Last name *
What City/State are you running in? *
Which district?
Which office are you running for? *
Who is/are your opponent(s)? (Please disregard if your race has concluded) *
Which of your opponents should NOT be elected, and why? (Please disregard if your race has concluded)
If you are not elected, which of your opponents should win, and why? (Please disregard if your race has concluded)
What is your political party? *
In September 2021, the Salt Lake Tribune, in partnership with PBS Frontline, released an in-depth investigative report  on the racial and ethnic make-up of people shot by Utah police. The report revealed that Utah police shoot people who are Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander disproportionately to white people.  Moreover, the majority of white people shot were in possession of a gun or fake gun, while the majority of racial and ethnic minorities were not. What is your reaction to these findings and what will you do to address these disparities? https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/09/20/new-data-utah-police/
Several major cities across the United States have created Community Controlled Civilian Review Boards which have the power to discipline police. Community-based organizations in Salt Lake City have developed a model ordinance, the Salt Lake Civilian Police Accountability Council (SLCPAC), which would establish a community-controlled civilian review board in Salt Lake City. Would you support the creation of the SLCPAC or other similar boards in your city and in Utah? (We are aware that HB415, which was passed during the 2019 General Session [https://le.utah.gov/~2019/bills/static/HB0415.html], places some restrictions on creating review boards, yet does not make it impossible.) *
Would you support efforts to repeal HB415?
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What is your reaction to the limitations that HB415 places on local authority to create independent civilian review boards?
Would you advocate for, or oppose a stronger use of force policy for police? *
How strongly will you advocate for the following policies regarding public information about actions taken by police officers in your district? *
Very Strongly. I will work proactively to make this happen.
Strongly. I will advocate when it comes up.
Somewhat strongly. I will be mildly positive about it.
Not strongly. I do not really agree with this policy.
Not at all. I do not agree with this policy.
Require officers to report all uses of force to a public database
Use a database to inform an early intervention system that retrains and disciplines officers with repeated uses of force or civilian complaints
Make a Use-of-Force database available to the public.
Make footage from body cams in situations involving use of force available to the public
Publicly release unedited body cam footage of officer-involved shootings
Require public release of unedited body cam footage of uses of force and officer-involved footage within 10 days of the incident.
Require public release of demographic information on people stopped by police in your district
Require public release of demographic information on people arrested by police officers in your district
Please add any comments about your views on providing the public with information about actions taken by police officers in your district.
How strongly will you advocate for the following policies regarding video recording devices/ bodycams? *
Very Strongly. I will work proactively to make this happen.
Strongly. I will advocate when it comes up.
Somewhat strongly. I will be mildly positive about it.
Not strongly. I do not really agree with this policy.
Not at all. I do not agree with this policy.
Require police officers use technology that collects audio and visual data of police interactions (including body cameras)
Develop clear policies governing bodycam use, storage and accessibility of footage in consultation with activists and community organizations
Record all police interactions with civilians (except where a civilian opts not to be recorded, notification of the option not to be recorded should be required upon first contact)
Make footage from body cams in situations involving use of force available to the public
Allow civilians to review footage involving them or a relative and require this information be released to the public
Prevent officers from reviewing footage of an incident before completing initial reports or statements
Secure the privacy of civilians during all processes
Assure the right of the public to record the police by video and audio, without fear of having their devices confiscated or damaged
Please use this area to add comments about your views on policies for bodycam usage.
How strongly will you advocate for the following policies regarding de-escalation techniques and non-force actions by police officers in your district? *
Very Strongly. I will work proactively to make this happen.
Strongly. I will advocate when it comes up.
Somewhat strongly. I will be mildly positive about it.
Not strongly. I do not really agree with this policy.
Not at all. I do not agree with this policy.
Prohibits officers from using force on a person for talking back or as a punishment for running away
Implement a performance evaluation system that rewards, and values effective interpersonal skills (de-escalation, effective work with people who have mental health and substance abuse challenges, and countering bias, etc.)
Modify police department use of force policies to require officers use minimal force and de-escalation tactics, carry a less-lethal weapon, and intervene when another officer uses excessive force
Require training for and use of non-force techniques for people with mental health and/or substance abuse issues
Require training for and use of non-force techniques for people who are homeless and/or are victims of domestic violence
Re-allocate funding for non-sworn personnel who can assist in cases of mental illness, substance abuse, homelessness, and domestic violence
Require training that uses the latest science on implicit bias based on social identities, including people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and non-English speakers
Require evaluation of police officers' ability to recognize bias and knowledge of techniques to counter it
Reward police officers who successfully use anti-bias techniques
Conduct an assessment of what kind of training is most effective in terms of helping law enforcement personnel to achieve goals of effective, non-violent policing
Implement training identified as the most successful toward achieving effective, non-violent policing
Please share your comments on de-escalation techniques and non-force actions by police officers in your district. *
How strongly will you advocate for the following policies regarding community involvement with police officers and the police department(s) in your district? *
Very Strongly. I will work proactively to make this happen.
Strongly. I will advocate when it comes up.
Somewhat strongly. I will be mildly positive about it.
Not strongly. I do not really agree with this policy.
Not at all. I do not agree with this policy.
Hire a local research institution to field a regular survey of community perceptions of the police
Use results of a community survey to guide officer evaluations as well as department policies and practices
Institute a model system where people stopped by the police are immediately given a card by the officer, with their name and badge number, what the stop was for, and how to file a complaint, should they chose to
Increase representation from the community by hiring more women and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color as police officers
Hold regularly-scheduled community forums about police activities
Implement special outreach to minority communities to participate in community meetings
Support Civilian Review Boards (CRBs) in your district to hold police accountable for misconduct
Give CRBs the power to investigate police misconduct independently
Give CRBs the power to subpoena individuals and collect documentation on police misconduct
Give CRBs the power to discipline police officers found guilty of misconduct
Give CRBs the power to investigate and discipline police misconduct, specifically in the case of a police shooting
Promote, expand, improve, innovate the membership of CRBs
Disallow current or former law enforcement personnel to serve on CRBs
Disallow family members of law enforcement personnel on CRBs
Make serving on a CRB a paid position
Require an independent and external prosecutor, separate from the City or County prosecutor’s office, or any other government agency, to manage the proceedings following independent investigation
Please share your comments on community involvement with police officers and the police department(s) in your district *
Alternatives to Incarceration - Background: The United States incarcerates a larger share of its population than any other country in the world (Pew Research Center 2021). There are active nationwide campaigns seeking to reduce the prison population by half using strategies such as alternative to incarceration programs; the reform of money bail systems and extreme sentencing laws, and the provision of support to people who are reintegrating into society after incarceration. Questions: 1) What are your views on reducing the number of people who are incarcerated in Utah and the U.S.? 2) What changes do you believe need to be made to the Utah and U.S. prison systems? 3) Will you support the implementation of alternative to incarceration programs? *
Health and Human Rights
The next set of questions asks for your views on topics related to health and human rights.
Do you support the overturning of Roe v. Wade?
Clear selection
Please explain your support for, or opposition to, the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Do you support Utah's trigger law (SB174) that would ban abortion with limited exceptions for rape, incest, and the health of the pregnant person? https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/SB0174.html
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Please explain your support for, or opposition to, Utah's trigger law (SB174). https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/SB0174.html
Do you support Utah's ban (HB136) on elective abortions after 18 weeks of pregnancy that went into effect after the overturning of Roe v. Wade?   https://le.utah.gov/~2019/bills/static/HB0136.html
Clear selection
Do you believe the decision about whether to have an abortion should belong solely to the person who is pregnant?
Clear selection
In situations where abortion is illegal, which of the following people, if any, do you think should face penalties? (Select all that apply)
Which of the following sexual and reproductive health measures do you support? (Select all that apply)
On the final day of the 2022 Legislative Session, lawmakers passed a last-minute amendment to HB11 banning transgender girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity. Although Governor Cox vetoed the bill, the legislature voted to override the veto. HB11 now faces almost certain legal challenges to its constitutionality. Would you support efforts to repeal HB11 in its entirety?
Clear selection
Please explain your answer to the previous question regarding efforts to repeal of HB11.
Do you think that fossil fuels cause climate change?
Clear selection
If elected, what action will you take to divest from fossil fuels?
Is there anything else you would like us to know? We appreciate your attention to these serious matters which so deeply affect the lives of so many.
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