Behind the Badge
Best of BTB: ‘Why would anyone want to be a cop today?’
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is from May 12, 2022. There is a potential law enforcement crisis getting ready to manifest itself in the next few years. The crisis doesn’t have anything to do with crime, police violence or civil unrest, but is at least partially a direct consequence of all three. Who wants to be a cop? After several years of repeated societal upheavals including political divisiveness, civil unrest, and even the COVID-19 pandemic, the question is, who would want to be a police officer…
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