'No consistent association' between police funding and crime rates in Canada, study indicates
'No consistent association' between police funding and crime rates in Canada, study indicates
There's "no consistent association" between police funding and crime rates across the country, according to a published study by University of Toronto researchers.
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This seems like it would be obvious. Police don't prevent crime; they respond to it.
I think the theory is there is some level of "deterrent" at play here. Always seemed like a stretch, and this just looks to reinforce that.
Pretty sure all it really deters is speeding within eyesight of the police car.
There can be a deterrent effect in very specific situations. At crowded public events, like a parade, a police presence can lower crime at that event. Sometimes. But otherwise, police don’t work like that.
I tend to agree completely.
Yeah sorry it sounded like I was correcting you, but I meant to say I agree with you too.