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The Insidious Nexus Between Law Enforcement Budget Increases and Misdemeanor Policing

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2022 by Casey Bastian published in Criminal Legal News December, 2022, page 45
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems. Location: United States of America.

by Casey J. Bastian

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 resulted in massive Black Lives Matter protests and vigorous calls to defund the police. Politicians across the country seemed to respond to those demands. Budgets were slashed, and cities reduced policing while implementing community-based alternatives. It appears the heat ...

 

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