M. Douglas Scott

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M. Douglas Scott is a retired police chief with nearly four decades of law enforcement experience, including 17 years as Chief of Police with three different departments in Virginia—Fairfax County, City of Fairfax and Arlington. He now serves on the Law Enforcement Advisory Council of Citizens Behind the Badge.

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    Unforeseen Consequences of ‘Defund the Police’: High Crime, Low Morale, Hiring Woes

    M. Douglas Scott
    Having served as the chief of police for three suburban law enforcement agencies just outside of Washington, D.C., I have watched with concern—though not surprise—as crime in the nation’s capital has skyrocketed over the past year, even as the number of police officers serving with the city’s Metropolitan Police Department has dropped to a half-century…
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