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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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1 results foundAuthor: Hollis, Meghan E. Title: Staff Perceptions of Public Safety Consolidation: A Multi-Site Assessment Summary: Diminishing resources, particularly since the economic recession of 2008 and 2009, have made it difficult for communities to provide and maintain police and fire services. The overall costs for such services-$80 billion for police and $40 billion for fire in 2009 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2009)-plus the large proportion- typically about 80 percent-of expenses for police and fire personnel (Wilson et al., 2010; Shaitberger, 2003) have necessitated that communities look for new ways to make the greatest uses of their resources. One response to these difficulties has been to consolidate these services in a single agency. Michigan has pioneered many such consolidations. Its publicsafety departments sometimes serve as models for other communities moving toward consolidation. Understanding how such efforts have fared in Michigan can yield insights on how they might fare elsewhere. To that end, we surveyed public-safety personnel at three Michigan departments for their perspectives on consolidation. We begin by providing some background on consolidation, including its types. We then review the methods and results of our survey. Finally, we discuss our overall findings and their implications. Details: East Lansing, MI: Michigan state University, Program on Police Consolidation and Shared Services, 2014. 10p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 13, 2018 at: http://policeconsolidation.msu.edu/sites/default/files/PSOSurveyReport_021114FINAL.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: http://policeconsolidation.msu.edu/sites/default/files/PSOSurveyReport_021114FINAL.pdf Shelf Number: 149105 Keywords: Consolidation Costs of Criminal Justice Police Administration Police and Fire ConsolidationPolice Consolidation Public Safety |