Does Caledonia Have Enough Police Officers?
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When it comes to how many police officers a community should have, is there a right number? There are no federal or state—or even local—mandates for how many officers provide optimal protection and service. The International Association of Chiefs of Police in a recent patrol staffing and deployment study states plainly: "Ready-made, universally applicable patrol staffing standards do not exist. Ratios, such as officers-per-thousand population, are totally inappropriate as a basis for staffing decisions." Instead, the study says needs should be determined by a number of different factors, including: Still, as the community of Caledonia grows, the calls for service continue to rise. Caledonia has a sworn strength of 29 full-time officers and…
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3:05 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Gordie: From what I hear there are four, one man squads per shift that patrol Caledonia. When they check out bars they go two at a time. Do the math, to we really need fifty percent of the shift cops checking for smokers? A lot of bars still allow smoking, if people don't like it they should go to non-smoking bars not call the cops just because they feel someone is getting away with something … more ›