> I think there would be fewer instances of reluctant prosecution if the cops were not from the local area. A consideration: One form of community policing use

> I think there would be fewer instances of reluctant prosecution if the cops were not from the local area. A consideration: One form of community policing uses officers that live in the area they patrol. The notion is that police will better know and protect their own community. To support your larger point, it is my experience that there is little oversight of LEO at the peer level. ex:When meaningful oversight of county/city police happens, it is typically by state or federal LEO authority. So we have a system that is capable of doing what needs to be done. However, it likely has a tiny fraction of the resources (and will) necessary to broadly keep Americans safe.