As Californians consider enacting weightier consequences for criminal behavior, the state is struggling to recruit police officers to enforce the law.
Police staffing in the Golden State has hit a 30-year low, according to an analysis by the Peace Officers Research Association of California, which represents more than 80,000 law enforcement officers. The report comes as a measure placing stricter penalties on crime goes on the ballot this November.
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