Tag: Budget Cuts: Page 14

Patrol

Washington Turns on the Money Tap

With tax revenues declining and budgets under water, many agencies are feeling the strain. But help is on the way.

March 31, 2009

Special Units

Massachusetts Cities Cutting Back on Police Operations

Deep budget cuts are forcing urban police departments to wipe out gang units, trim detectives from investigation teams, pull back on community outreach, and eliminate specialized patrols, as cities pare back to the most basic form of police work: putting uniformed officers in cruisers for patrol and 911 response.

March 4, 2009

Patrol

L.A. County Sheriff Suggests Lower Bails to Cut Jail Crowding

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was in talks Tuesday with court officials to determine whether reducing bail for nonviolent offenders would cut jail overcrowding, discussions that came a day after he threatened to close the Men's Central Jail if hit with steep budget cuts.

February 25, 2009

Patrol

L.A. County Jails Might Close, Sheriff Warns

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca on Monday threatened to close the Men's Central Jail and perhaps a second detention facility when he and other county department heads are forced to cut their budgets.

February 23, 2009

Patrol

Five Ways the Economy Will Change Your Job

For those in law enforcement, the question becomes one of: How does all of this economic gloom affect me? To address this question, POLICE decided to look at five of the biggest economic threats facing law enforcement.

January 31, 2009

Patrol

San Diego Area Agency May Eliminate K-9 Unit in Budget Cut

Some officers who have trained police dogs in the California city of Chula Vista are questioning the wisdom of a City Council vote on Jan. 13 to eliminate a police K-9 program to help balance the city's budget.

January 28, 2009

Training

NYPD's Kelly Will Keep Crime Rate Down Despite Budget Cuts, Fewer Officers

The NYPD canceled its next police academy class of 1,067 rookie cops to save $36 million, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told the council's finance and public safety committees.

December 3, 2008

Patrol

Budget Cuts Force Washington Sheriff to Disband Vice Unit

County budget cuts approved Monday carried some good news for King County brothel owners -- the Sheriff's Office team responsible for shutting down the illicit establishments is to be eliminated.

November 25, 2008

Patrol

Experts: Bad Economies Don't Cause Crime Waves

With the economy's current troubles, many people assume a crime wave is just around the corner. But criminologists say that's just an American myth.

November 19, 2008

Training

Budget Shortfall Forces NYPD to Cancel January Recruit Class

The city is going to cut the work force by 3,000 - including some 500 layoffs - and cancel January's Police Academy class to deal with a two-year budget gap that has grown from $2.3 billion to $4 billion, an administration official said yesterday.

November 5, 2008

Patrol

Brace for Impact

Some homeowners upside down in their mortgages have just walked away, leaving their properties to the bank. An abandoned home is bad news. It draws criminals like dead critters draw vultures.

October 31, 2008

Vehicle Ops

How to Stretch Your Fleet Dollar

Managing the rising costs of police fleets is a challenge that all law enforcement agencies are facing. Fortunately, there are technologies available to help fleet managers better manage these costs and save their departments thousands of dollars annually.

March 31, 2008