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Police departments are major participants in municipal budgeting. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, police departments spent $20.9 billion in 1991-92.
To a degree, municipal agencies in the budget process compete with each other for limited
resources. In that competition, police departments have a definite advantage: the
public’s interest in safety. Even as crime rates fall nationwide, most police departments
continue to be successful in obtaining federal, state, and local funding. Yet not all departments
are equally successful...
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