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submitted 9 months ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

There's "no consistent association" between police funding and crime rates across the country, according to a published study by University of Toronto researchers.

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[-] LostWon@lemmy.ca 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

No surprise here, but I'm glad to see a study finally being done in Canada. Expecting police forces to prevent crime instead of just responding to it is like expecting emergency rooms to handle all preventative care.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Policing might have preventative effect on more opportunistic crimes. Crimes that aren't driven by need or mental state. I think you're right about the rest.

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