Form UnNumbered USHMM Questionnaire

FBI National Academy: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Law Enforcement and Society
Questionnaire
On behalf of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Law Enforcement and Society (LEAS)
program the Training Division is sending you this survey. LEAS is very interested in understanding your
thoughts and opinions about the United States Holocaust Museum.
The questions in the survey are about you and your experience with the LEAS program. Your responses
are one of the best ways for them to understand if the program is successfully reaching its goals, as well
as show how they can improve the program for future participants. Please take your time, and answer the
survey questions as openly and honestly as you can. There are no right or wrong answers.
Please be assured that all of your responses will be kept anonymous. None of the information you
provide that could identify you individually will be included in the presentation of survey results, and survey
results will only be shared in the aggregate. This survey should take approximately 10 minutes to
complete.
Once again thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions.
The FBI, in compliance with the federal government’s Paperwork Reduction Act, has received approval
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Control Number: xxxxxx, Expiration Date: xxxxxx) to
conduct this survey via the Internet.
Part 1. Participant Characteristics
1. Records show that you participated in the LEAS program at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in the
past. Is this correct?
Yes
No
2. In what year did you participated in the LEAS program at the USHMM?
2012
2013
2014
Other
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3. Which of the following best describes you currently?
I am a recruit/new agent/new hire
I am non-command or non-supervisory law enforcement
I am command-level or supervisory law enforcement
Other
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Part 2. Assessment of Overall Satisfaction and Engagement
Now we'd like to learn a bit more about your expereicne with the LEAS program.

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4. Overall, how would you rate your experience with the Law Enforcement and Society program? [7-point scale where
1="Poor";7="Outstanding"]
Poor

Outstanding

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5. For each statement below, please rate your level of agreement or disagreement, based on your experience with the LEAS
program. (Randomize; 7-point scale where 1="Strongly Disagree"; 7="Strongly Agree" + "I don't recall option")
A

B

C

D

E

F

G

a. The program was wellstructured and wellpaced.
b. The program made the
history of the Holocaust
relevant to me as a law
enforcement officer.
c. I found the entire program to
be an emotionally-moving and
powerful experience.
d. I felt that my agency or the
agency that sponsored my visit
provided me with a clear
understanding of what the
program would be like.
e. The program held my
interest throughout the entire
day.
f. The program provided me
with new knowledge and
perspectives about the
Holocaust.
g. The program provided me
with new knowledge and
perspectives about the role of
law enforcement in the
Holocaust.
h. The program provided me
with new knowledge and
perspectives about the
challenges of law enforcement
in America today.
i. The program made me reflect
upon my professional
responsibility to the people we
serve as law enforcement.
j. The program made me reflect
upon my professional
responsibility as law
enforcement to protect the
Constitution.
k. The program made me
reflect upon the role that the
core values of my profession
play in fulfilling my duties and
responsibilities as law
enforcement.
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Legend for rank grid table: 5. For each statement below, please rate your level of agreement or disagreement, based on
your experience with the LEAS program. (Randomize; 7-point scale where 1="Strongly Disagree"; 7="Strongly Agree" +
"I don't recall option")
Columns:
A

- Strongly
Disagree

B

-

C

-

D

-

E

-

F

- Strongly
Agree

G

- I don't recall

As you may remember, the LEAS program you participated in consisted of three main parts:
1) A guided tour of the museum led by a trained museum guide
2) An examination of the role of law enforcement in the Holocaust using historical photographs, led by a museum facilitator
3) A discussion about the challenges of law enforcement in America today and its relationship to the people it serves, led by a
facilitator from the Anti-Defamation League

6. Overall, how would you rate your own experience with each of these components of the LEAS program? [7-point scale where
1=“Poor”; 7= ”Outstanding”]
Poor

Outstanding

a. The guided tour of the
museum.
b. The examination of the role
of law enforcement in the
Holocaust through historical
photographs.
c. The discussion about the
role of law enforcement in
America today and its
relationship to the people it
serves.

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This section of the survey focuses on your experience during the first part of the program: the guided tour of the museum led by a
trained museum guide.

7. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the guided tour of the museum? [RANDOMIZE;
7-point scale where 1= “Strongly disagree”; 7= ”Strongly agree” + “I don’t recall” option]
A

B

C

D

E

F

G

a. The tour was a powerful and
emotionally moving experience
for me.
b. The tour provided me with
new knowledge and
perspectives about the
Holocaust.
c. There were enough
opportunities for me to reflect
on my reaction(s) to the most
emotionally-moving sections of
the tour.
d. There were enough
opportunities to discuss what I
learned during the tour with my
fellow participants.
e. I felt that I was given the
opportunity to ask the museum
guide questions during the
tour.

Legend for rank grid table: This section of the survey focuses on your experience during the first part of the program:
the guided tour of the museum led by a trained museum guide.

7. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the guided tour of the museum?
[RANDOMIZE; 7-point scale where 1= “Strongly disagree”; 7= ”Strongly agree” + “I don’t recall” option]
Columns:
A

- Strongly
Disagree

B

-

C

-

D

-

E

-

F

- Strongly
Agree

G

- I don't recall

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8. How well does each of the following words or phrases describe the museum guide who led the tour? [RANDOMIZE; 7-point scale
where 1= “Does not describe at all”; 7= ”Describes very well” + “I don’t recall” option]
Does not
describe at
all

Describes
well

I don't recall

a. Knowledgeable about the Holocaust.

b. Easy to understand.

c. Interesting and engaging

This section of the survey focuses on your experience during the second part of the program: the examination of the role of law
enforcement in the Holocaust using historical photographs, led by a museum facilitator.
9. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the session examining the role of law
enforcement in the Holocaust? [RANDOMIZE; 7-point scale where 1= “Strongly disagree”; 7= ”Strongly agree” + “I don’t
recall”option]
A

B

C

D

E

F

G

a. The session provided me with new
knowledge and perspectives about the role of
law enforcement in the Holocaust.
b. I felt that I was given the opportunity to ask
the museum facilitator questions during the
session.
c. There were enough opportunities for
discussion with my fellow participants.
d. The photographs shown during this session
clearly illustrated the idea of the “slippery
slope".

Legend for rank grid table: This section of the survey focuses on your experience during the second part of the program:
the examination of the role of law enforcement in the Holocaust using historical photographs, led by a museum
facilitator.
9. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the session examining the role of
law enforcement in the Holocaust? [RANDOMIZE; 7-point scale where 1= “Strongly disagree”; 7= ”Strongly agree” + “I
don’t recall”option]
Columns:
A

- Strongly
Disagree

B

-

C

-

D

-

E

-

F

- Strongly
Agree

G

- I don't recall

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10. How well does each of the following words or phrases describe the museum facilitator who led this session? [RANDOMIZE; 7point scale where 1= “Does not describe at all”; 7= ”Describes very well” + “I don’t recall” option]
Does not
describe at
all

Describes
well

I don't recall

a. Knowledgeable about the Holocaust.

b. Knowledgeable about law enforcement.

c. Easy to understand.

d. Interesting and engaging

This section of the survey focuses on your experience during the third part of the program: the discussion about the role of law
enforcement in America today and its relationship to the people it serves, led by a facilitator from the Anti-Defamation League.

11. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the discussion about the role of law
enforcement in America today and its relationship to the people it serves? [RANDOMIZE; 7-point scale where 1= “Strongly
disagree”; 7= ”Strongly agree” + “I don’t recall” option]
A

B

C

D

E

F

G

a. The session made me reflect upon my
professional esponsibilities as law enforcement
and its relationship to the people it serves.
b. The session provided me with a deeper
understanding of the role of law enforcement
today and the importance of its core values.

Legend for rank grid table: This section of the survey focuses on your experience during the third part of the program:
the discussion about the role of law enforcement in America today and its relationship to the people it serves, led by a
facilitator from the Anti-Defamation League.

11. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the discussion about the role of law
enforcement in America today and its relationship to the people it serves? [RANDOMIZE; 7-point scale where 1=
“Strongly disagree”; 7= ”Strongly agree” + “I don’t recall” option]
Columns:
A

- Strongly
Disagree

B

-

C

-

D

-

E

-

F

- Strongly
Agree

G

- I don't recall

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12. How well does each of the following words or phrases describe the Anti-Defamation League facilitator that led this discussion?
[RANDOMIZE; 7-point scale where 1= “Does not describe at all”; 7= ”Describes very well” + “I don’t recall” option]
Does not
describe at
all

Describes
well

I don't recall

a. Knowledgeable about the Holocaust.

b. Knowledgeable about law enforcement.

c. Easy to understand.

d. Interesting and engaging.

Part 3. Assessment of the 4 Indicators of Success

Now we’d like to get a sense of the primary lessons, insights, or ideas that you personally took away from the LEAS program.
To what extent was each of the following a lesson, insight, or idea that you took away from the LEAS program? [RANDOMIZE; 7point scale where 1= “This was not at all a lesson, insight, or idea I took away from the program”; 7= ”This was a primary lesson,
insight, or idea I took away from the program”]
This was not
at all a
lesson,
insight, or
idea I took
away from
the program.

This was a
primary
lesson,
insight, or
idea I took
away from
the program.

a. Many of the individuals who participated in
the actions that contributed to the Holocaust
were ordinary, “everyday” people.
b. Many of the individuals who participated in
the actions that contributed to the Holocaust
were motivated by evil and hate.
c. Many people, including law enforcement
officers, participated voluntarily in the actions
that contributed to the Holocaust.
d. Many people, including law enforcement
officers, participated in the actions that
contributed to the Holocaust because they
were “brainwashed” .
e. Many people, including law enforcement
officers, participated in the actions that
contributed to the Holocaust because they
were threatened with violence or death if they
refused to participate.
f. During the Holocaust, the day-to-day tasks of
police work remained the same as they had
been prior to the Holocaust.
g. During the Holocaust, police officers were
required to perform day-to-day tasks that were
radically different from what they had been
prior to the Holocaust.

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14. For each statement below, please rate your level of agreement or disagreement. [RANDOMIZE; 7-point scale where 1=“Strongly
disagree”; 7= ”Strongly agree”]

Since participating in the Law Enforcement and Society program…
A

B

C

D

E

F

G

a. I have a deeper understanding of how and
why the Holocaust occurred.
b. I have a deeper understanding of my core
professional values as law enforcement.
c. I have a reaffirmed commitment to my core
professional values as law enforcement.
d. I more fully understand how my professional
values prevent me from abusing my power as
a law enforcement officer.

Legend for rank grid table: 14. For each statement below, please rate your level of agreement or disagreement.
[RANDOMIZE; 7-point scale where 1=“Strongly disagree”; 7= ”Strongly agree”]

Since participating in the Law Enforcement and Society program…
Columns:
A

- Strongly
Disagree

B

-

C

-

D

-

E

-

F

- Strongly
Agree

G

- I don't recall

15. After the Law Enforcement and Society program, did your agency or the agency that sponsored your participation hold any
meetings or other opportunities to discuss and/or reflect on the material covered in the program?
Yes
No
I don't know
16. Did you participate in the meetings or other opportunities that your agency or the agency that sponsored your participation
offered?
Yes
No
I don't know

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17. Overall, how would rate your experience with the follow-up opportunities for discussion and/or reflection that your agency or the
agency that sponsored your participation offered?
Poor

Excellent

Please explain your rating in detail.

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