I think you will see a lot of civilianization, down sizing, right sizing, out sourcing (where possible) and ultimately regionalization where there are duplicate and over lapping responsibilities. Regional law enforcement and fire fighting would make more sense than every municipality having its own small army. The overhead costs of administration are egregious and the taxpayers are not getting the kind of service they pay for in many cases. Many agencies will not send an officer out to take a report in certain cases, but instead have the “victim” drive to the station or call in the report. Some of these cost savings make a lot of sense, but it also is a way of scaling back service to cut costs. The costs are up and the service is down.
