Although the House Appropriations Committee voted to cut funding for Community Oriented Policing Services and several other criminal-justice programs that assist rural police, a joint Senate-House committee agreed last night to save COPS and some other programs, reports The Crime Report. Congress is set to approve the appropriations this week, but the programs will receive less funding than last year.
"For many programs, the reductions reflect a trend that could get worse as Congress considers debt-reduction plans," The Crime Report says. Under the agreement, COPS hiring would be cut by $81 million, down to $166 million. Read the full report from the House and Senate appropriations committees here.
"For many programs, the reductions reflect a trend that could get worse as Congress considers debt-reduction plans," The Crime Report says. Under the agreement, COPS hiring would be cut by $81 million, down to $166 million. Read the full report from the House and Senate appropriations committees here.
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