• chaogomu@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    That’s not a very good idea, imagining cops being involved in any social services makes me cringe. A better idea is to force all officers to live in the areas of the city they patrol, with a housing stipend, so they can’t complain about being forced out of the suburbs and into the city.

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      8 hours ago

      You would not make cops social workers you would make social workers cops. Not all places require a degree in law enforcement and such. Just make designations like Arrest officers and social officers and such.

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      8 hours ago

      They mean using the police budget to hire social workers and other social services providers.