Crime rates may fluctuate depending on authority in charge

Monday, August 11, 2014 - 16:31 in Health & Medicine

Police are more inclined to issue arrests when prison authorities have administrative responsibility for detainees, a new study shows. The study has implications for the new California reform that requires local law enforcement to bear the additional costs for imprisoning those they arrest.

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