Why Would COPS 2.0 Succeed When COPS 1.0 Failed?
Recently, there have been calls for Congress to beef up the Officeof Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). From fiscalyear 1996 to FY 1999, the COPS budget peaked at $1.4 billionannually. Since then, the COPS budget has steadily declined: For FY2008, it was $320 million.