For the state of Minnesota, the total justice system expenditure for 2006 was $2,643,347. With a break down that looks like this, 48.9% or $1,293,770 being spent on police protection, 23.1% or $610,777 being spent on Judicial and legal needs, and finally 27.9% or $738,800 being spent on corrections. The most money, obviously, was spent on police protection, and the reason for that would have to be because people like to feel they are safe where they live in Minnesota, or anywhere for that mater. If people think they can put more and more money into a police force and think by doing that that they are protected from the “bad guys” then they will do it that is why the most money was spent on police protection, because people want to feel safe. One way that could reduce police protection spending would be to maybe, say a busy highway is having speeding problems, but they want to put less officers out there to reduce spending, just park a police car on the shoulder of a busy highway and put dummies in it to make it look like the police are there, and people will slow down, problem solved for speeding, and no officer had to be paid to sit in the car and watch, it was free to just park the police car there. Another way to reduce police spending could be if the police station needs another working radio for dispatch,
or something of the sort, they could go to another police force and see if they have an extra one they could have, or see if they could get a deal on a good used one instead of going out and buying all new equipment, which has got to get expensive after a while. The last thing I could think of that would reduce police spending is if they need a new police cruiser, or a new K-9 truck, then go to the police impound lot and find cars that the police station owns there that would fit their needs, and turn those into police cars. That way it saves the police force the trouble and money of having to go out and buy a new car and pay the expenses of a new car and what not, that is some ways I believe Minnesota can cut their police protection costs down some, and save some money in the long run.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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