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Jodi Habush Sinykin: “They have not been able to increase their staff since, in…”

Featuring: Jodi Habush Sinykin, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 8

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Senate District 8 Special Election

Published | Video Starts at 23:18

… southern portion of District 8, they're all experiencing inadequate amount of money and resources to be able to practice proactive policing. And what they explain that to me is that They have not been able to increase their staff since, in some cases, 2000, 23 years ago. And so they're in a reactive mode rather than proactive, which is allowing crime to go under the radar, particularly human trafficking and other concerns which have really been burgeoning in the suburbs, which you probably are aware of. (23:18–23:26)

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Asserts that some police departments have not increased staff since 2000.

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