Policy analyst: Increasing the size of a police force is only a stopgap method of crime prevention; it does not get at the root causes of crime
Ttherefore, city officials should not respond to rising crime rates by increasing the size of their city' s police force
Swamps play an important role in allaying the harsh effects of floods because they absorb a great deal of water. Although dams prevent many floods, they worsen the effects of the greatest floods by drying up swamps. Thus dams should not be built.