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Originally Posted by underGRADFlame
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This study... wow... I don't even know where to start with this one.
Let's just say that I would not put a great deal of faith into this study over the many that come to the opposite conclusion.
First, he is making some ridiculous conclusions (50 to 25% more cops on the street?) from a single factor in a "study" that includes MANY, MANY factors.
Second, he is speaking about actual, physical cops on the street who were not even there to 'walk a beat'. These were additional officers specifically stationed in particular areas during times of elevated 'terror risk'. This is not really something you can use to support the arguement for more police funding in Calgary.
Even if these were cops walking a beat, what is the percentage of cops in Calgary (or any major Canadian city) who walk a beat?
His conclusions were based on an average reduction of 3 street crimes per day during the 4 periods over one year where terror alerts were elevated. Tiny, tiny sample size and again, subject to too many factors to decisively link the increased police presence to the small reduction in crime, particularly when many other factors associated with the raise in the terror alert level have to be considered.