The problem is not too much funding, but not enough funding. Why would anyone want to be in law enforcement when they are so badly under paid? Most departments work with the equivalent of flintlocks against criminals with automatic weapons. And anyone that would ask for a social worker to respond when they call 911 does not have an emergency. Police officers are trained to be social workers, clergy, EMT's, etc. Not all training is the same, but most train for just about any contingency they are sent on. If you want a better police force, then you need to spend money on it. I have seen some Departments that require at least a two year degree before they will hire. And believe it or not, Affirmative Action did NOT always improve policing. Having almost a million police officers in the U.S. is sure to have a few failures. I bet if you were to take the percentage of bad cops to the percentage of bad doctors in our country, you would say there is no problem in comparison. Police Dept's are not the problem, people are the problem. But, like anything else run by the gov whether local or federal, it won't be as well managed as the private sector.
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