So visiting this forum and being turned on to the myriad of agencies out there has me wondering - how do you feel about there being so many agencies?
Federal, State, County, City - I can understand these, as it delineates areas of duty, allows for local control, ensures that agencies don't overlap in duties...
But I was reading a thread about the L.A park police, then there's one for the school district, one for the ports, one for the railroads, one for city property, one for the airport...
Does it really work out to have a separate agency? I suppose it allows for the officers to specialize in what they're going to be doing most often, I just wonder if it results in confusion, redundancy - do you ever feel it makes sense?
I've read threads about officers complaining that their available backup is from another agency, and is sometimes spotty - or they'll show up to a call and have the responsibility dumped onto them...
Just wondering how you guys feel this compares to a country like France, that has a national police force?
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Federal, State, County, City - I can understand these, as it delineates areas of duty, allows for local control, ensures that agencies don't overlap in duties...
But I was reading a thread about the L.A park police, then there's one for the school district, one for the ports, one for the railroads, one for city property, one for the airport...
Does it really work out to have a separate agency? I suppose it allows for the officers to specialize in what they're going to be doing most often, I just wonder if it results in confusion, redundancy - do you ever feel it makes sense?
I've read threads about officers complaining that their available backup is from another agency, and is sometimes spotty - or they'll show up to a call and have the responsibility dumped onto them...
Just wondering how you guys feel this compares to a country like France, that has a national police force?
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