The Primary Responsibility of Local Law Enforcement in the United

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The primary responsibility of local law enforcement in the United States is to ensure that its citizens are safe. Duties include making arrests and investigating crimes as well as addressing "qualify-of-life" issues. A great deal of police work requires direct contact with the community, and therefore, staffing decisions must take into account the specific needs of the department, candidates' professional experience, and demographic factors that could improve community dynamics.
This scenario focuses on factors considered in hiring police officers.
One night last week, there were four armed robberies, six vehicle thefts, and a rape reported to the police, all within a six-hour block. The Enterprise police force was stretched to its maximum, with several off-duty officers being called in to assist in dealing with the high number of incidents that night. Yesterday, three veteran officers sat down with the police chief to discuss how to deal more effectively with situations like that when they happen in the future.
"We've had an explosion of people moving into Enterprise, and as it stands right now, we can barely handle the criminal element that's already here. How can we be expected to keep up this pace day in, day out?" asked one officer.
Another officer chimed in, "I'm a 50-year-old white man. Do you know how uncomfortable it was for that 17-year-old black girl who got raped to have to talk to me because all the female officers were already busy?"
-Research has indicated one issue that results in negative consequences for police officers, such as lack of days off and forced overtime. What is that issue?

A) chronic understaffing
B) lack of minorities in policing
C) unions
D) increasing budgets