COPS Reform: Why Congress Can't Make the COPS Program Work
The COPS program has an extensive track record of poor performanceand should be eliminated. Some Members of Congress propose resuscitating it with COPS 2.0. Congress should limit itself toasserting uniquely federal interests, starting with those that theConstitution clearly assigns to the national government. Effectivepolicing at the state and local levels does not require fundingfrom the federal government.
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