"Surname 1Student’s NameInstructor’s NameCourse CodeDate of Submission Police Resource in CanadaIntroductionThere are more discussions taking place regarding the economics of policing in this time of fiscalpressure accompanied by swelling police responsibilities. The discussions are being contributedto by the public sector, private sector, academics, police services, and the general public. Ourdiscussion will identify the extent and nature of police expenditure and the reasons for police1 Surname 2expenditures together with the methods that can be used to cut on the costs while meeting the1 responsibilities of the police regarding the safety of the publicWith data from Police Administration Survey, the research focuses on recent findings onpolice strengths and expenditure. The PAS covers data reported on the total number of policeofficers who were in service in Canada. The information ranges from rank, sex, and civilianemployees based on a snapshot date. Data are based on twenty twelve-twenty thirteen fiscal yeardepending on the service by the police. The data include hiring, eligibility to retire, anddeparture. The survey information is for Canadian provinces, territories and Census MetropolitanAreas (CMAs). Information on workplace mobility within police services is also provided in thisarticle. This includes departure, hiring, and eligibility to retire. Data is also summarized on lawenforcementofficers’ characteristics including their gender, Aboriginal, age group and minority2 status.HypothesisThis study seeks to provide a review of literature exploring the impact of police levels orresourcing, for example, the staff numbers and activities/deployment on the rate of crime. This1 Keane, John and Peter Bell. "Confidence in the police: Balancing public image with communitysafety - a comparative review of the literature." International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice41.3 (2013): 233-246. Print.2 Keane, John and Peter Bell. "Confidence in the police: Balancing public image with communitysafety - a comparative review of the literature." International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice41.3 (2013): 233-246. Print.2 Surname 3will be measured through recorded crime. Police officers are responsible for emergencyresponses, law enforcement, assisting victims and crime prevention and reduction. In so doing,they take part in a number of activities that include initiating tasks for undertaking administrativeduties, responding to calls for service, and enforcement. The civilians always contact the policein regard to complaints, to report a sick/injured/mentally unhealthy persons, false alarms,intoxicated persons, suspicious people, and traffic accidents. Apart from mentioned activities, thepolice officers are responsible for initiating other law enforcement activities like druginvestigations, neighborhood patrol, stake-outs, traffic control, stopping suspicious people andcrowd control, with the aim of ensuring community safety. Attending court sessions, providingsecurity at the courts of laws and writing reports are some of the administrative duties3 undertaken by the policeThe work environment and expectation of police are always influenced over time bycertain changes. These changes may include technological development or increased focus onterrorism that may require reinforcement of the existing force or reducing the number of officersth in order to cut on costs. A very good example is the 11 September, attack by terrorists on theWorld Trade Centre in New York City. This resulted to the role of the police being expanded atall levels. Therefore, their roles included other responsibilities e.g. working with public safety4 functions and private firms to gather intelligence towards predicting security threads3 Tilley, Nick. Handbook of crime prevention community safety. Cullompton: Willan, 2013. Print.4 Perreault, Samuel. Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2012. Ottawa: The CanadianCentre for Justice Statistics (CCJS), 2012. Web. <http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002- x/2013001/article/11854-eng.pdf>.3 "