Applaud goes to LA Police Chief Bratton who has successfully persuaded LA city execs to support his expanded police manpower requirements in the face of significant down turned economic conditions. At a time when city governments and police chiefs around the country are reducing headcount due to budget shortfalls, LA's top cop has countered this trend and made a successful argument to city leaders that funding police operations is the key to safeguarding public order, supporting real estate prices, jobs for commercial enterprise, as crime and public fear of crime erode property values in crime plagued areas. Chief Bratton has rightly observed that "The irony is that as we go into this economic downturn, we're expanding… which is exactly what you need to do when the economy turns bad."
Top Cop in Los Angeles Says Cutting Crime Pays
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