Yesterday at the National Institute of Justice annual crime research conference, multiple police chiefs, as well as the Second Vice-President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, expressed a concern over budget cuts brought on by the recent economic slowdown. Many expressed that they have to be more efficient and will have to “do more with less.” A budget cut affects the number of officers employed by departments as well as auxiliary personnel like crime analysts and dispatchers. Some are concerned that a loss in manpower will result in a rise in crime.
Source: http://thecrimereport.org/2009/06/18/police-lament-budget-cuts-as-homicides-dui-deaths-mount/
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