The above question was asked to the It-Your-Vote community.
We provided additional information for the question which was:
"A new scheme is being trialled created by Cleveland Police and the Crime Commissioner, where criminals who are addicts, will receive heroin by the NHS in an attempt to wean them from their addiction and hopefully offences. Almost a third of the cost is being funded by them, a whopping £440,000. Is this acceptable or, do you think the money could be used to fund other crisis, ie investing in front-line police.".
The available answers for this questions were:
1. No view
2. No-bad idea money should be used elsewhere
3. Yes-they have the right to try this scheme
The winning answer was "No-bad idea money should be used elsewhere" with 62.50% of the total vote.
| Answer | Percentage |
|---|---|
| No-bad idea | 62.50% |
| Yes-good idea | 37.50% |
| Answer | Male % | Female % | Total % |
|---|---|---|---|
| No-bad idea | 37.50% | 25.00% | 62.50% |
| Yes-good idea | 25.00% | 12.50% | 37.50% |
