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Public money is spent to benefit the rich more then the poor (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

https://homicidecenter.org/one-murder-costs-17-25-million/#%3A%7E%3Atext=One+Murder+Costs+%2417.25+Million+%E2%80%93+Homicide+Center

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Interesting article, but it says this $17.25 million figure includes besides police and court expenses, lost time for the victim and perp, and "estimates on the public's resulting willingness to pay to prevent future violence." And I don't think they mention whether it includes incarceration costs. The detailed version still didn't shine any light on any of that, or anything about the research team's methodology. But that number definitely isn't what people are talking about when they say, "Police spend $x to investigate crime A and only $y to investigate crime B."