New Jersey (NJ) is home to more than 460 municipal police departments, including close to 60 with fewer than 11 officers. In total, the state spends around $3 billion per year on policing, 20% of the typical municipal budget. In recent history, seven NJ municipalities have disbanded their local force and contracted services with a neighbor. Using the bias-corrected synthetic control method, results from this study reveal these locations saved on average $143 per person per year, close to $300,000 per municipality. There were fewer officers in the contracting force per capita postcontracting, but no effects on public safety. Contracting agencies also gained new services including a K-9 Unit and full-time detectives. However, the monies municipalities saved were largely used to cut taxes and fund capital improvements, not to fund reform efforts called for after the murder of George Floyd. Contracting thus was a way to maintain the status quo.

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通过共享服务协议取消对警察的资助：使用偏差校正综合控制分析对成本节约、人员配备和公共安全的影响

新泽西州 (NJ) 拥有 460 多个市级警察局，其中近 60 个警察局的警员人数不足 11 人。总的来说，该州每年在治安方面的支出约为 30 亿美元，占典型市政预算的 20%。在近代史上，新泽西州的七个城市解散了当地部队，并与邻国签订了服务合同。使用偏差校正综合控制方法，这项研究的结果显示，这些地点每人每年平均节省 143 美元，每个城市接近 300,000 美元。承包后人均承包部队军官人数减少，但对公共安全没有影响。承包机构还获得了新的服务，包括 K-9 单位和全职侦探。然而，市政当局节省的资金主要用于减税和资助资本改善，不资助乔治·弗洛伊德被谋杀后呼吁的改革努力。因此，承包是维持现状的一种方式。