TMCTLT wrote:Anthony. Then you tell Me why is it in virtually every community when there is a spike in crime or a run on criminal activity the answer is ALWAYS to hire more LEO's ?? Because they ( Mayor / COP etc. want to instill a False sense of security that the population will now " be safer " but I'm not convinced the cost to taxpayers is worth what they get in return. And it's interesting you say they're not body guards but there to investigate the crime...I thought that's what the Detectives did
Detectives are law enforcement officers. But, detectives don't investigate every case. In fact patrol officers make numerous cases themselves with little or no assistance from detectives. Depends on the case.
Money is power. Increasing ones budget is a way to garner more power. Adding employees is a great way to increase a budget.
Most departments operate on a very simple plan. They have officers who are on patrol. About the only places they actually patrol is small "Mayberry" type towns though. What that really do 12-16 hours a day is go from one call to the next. "Stolen" cell phones, 911 hang ups, "suspicious" persons walking alongside the road, fights, corner dope deals, "beer runs," etc. Detectives get called out on major incidents like rapes, robberies, murders, burglaries, etc....
Law enforcement is really not about safety. It is for the most part a reactionary force called after the fact.
All that being said, law enforcement is at times proactive. But, as a reaction to something that has happened. For instance, suppose a neighborhood has experienced a rash of burglaries or rapes. Then law enforcement with
react by stepping up patrols and/or stakeouts in those areas provided they have sufficient resources to do so.
As far as hiring more officers when crime rates go up, is that any more different than a contractor hiring more carpenters when housing sales go up.
It seems you have little regard for law enforcement officers. But, who is going to arrest the thugs?