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> I don't think there are too many instances of cops working 24-hour shifts. I think think of three departments off the top of my head, all in upstate NY, that

by jMyles 11y ago

> I don't think there are too many instances of cops working 24-hour shifts. I think think of three departments off the top of my head, all in upstate NY, that have 24-hour shifts. > Second, police officers want overtime. Well, but that's only because of the financial incentive structure. It doesn't need to be this way.

danso 11y ago
> I think think of three departments off the top of my head, all in upstate NY, that have 24-hour shifts. Just curious, but who? > Well, but that's only because of the financial incentive structure. It doesn't need to be this way. Yes, but it's unlikely that you will be able to change the incentive mindset and system for the entire government (this affects teachers and firefighters, too), at least in a meaningful time frame compared to all the other things you could change about police practices.