---------- > From: Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PEN-L:9241] military keynesianism redux > Date: Friday, July 16, 1999 5:42 PM > > Nicholas von Hoffman recently published an article claiming that there > are more than 738,000 police in the U.S., 1 for every 24 people. Is > that number in the ball park. It was not clear who was counted. Prison > guards? > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA 95929 > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > As can be seen by the data provided by Max and Doug, 738,000 is an understatement. Doug mentioned the armed guards on all of the nation's campuses. One also finds them in shopping malls, at the entrances to various institutions (museums, corporate headquarters, banks etc. Peek in the yellow pages for a listing of the large number of private security agencies in your locality. I do not have statistics available, but I remember that more than ten years ago the number of private police in the US had already exceeded the number of public police. and was continuing to grow. Another aspect of this same question might be the large number of private investigation agencies. Look in the yellow pages. you'll get a rude surprise. Frank
