tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524137.post429741434142981566..comments2023-10-31T11:40:27.578-05:00Comments on m.d. filter: More Boots on the StreetsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524137.post-32367511415406459552007-10-03T22:41:00.000-05:002007-10-03T22:41:00.000-05:00I didn't see the post that you did on police manpo...I didn't see the post that you did on police manpower when you first changed blogs. As near as I can tell, Nagin's statement about the size of the class was correct, but essentially meaningless by itself. There were two years with almost no recruiting, so you would expect a larger class. One class being large might just reflect fewer classes. You need to compare recruitment levels (for whatever time frame) to attrition levels.<BR/><BR/>Also, everybody compares the police force now to its pre-Katrina size of 1600+. In fact, it was budgeted for 1800+. Compass came out for eliminating the residency rule because the city couldn't the police force up to 1800+ officers.<BR/><BR/>I still can't figure why nobody even asks about support personnel. I don't see how you could lay off 300 civilian employees without it having some effect. Obviously, the size of the police force is more important than the the size of the office staff. But there's more than money involved in recruiting and training police officers. I can't take discussions of the police department's size seriously until I hear that question asked. Even if it turns out that the civilian layoffs had no effect on the number of street patrols, at least ask the obvious question.<BR/><BR/>None of the above is intended to imply that I think the city's crime problem is primarily a matter of police presence.bayoustjohndavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949531682454923206noreply@blogger.com