The city of Detroit could soon lure more of its men in blue back within its borders. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is expected to announce a program on Monday aimed at encouraging police officers to live in the city.
John Mogk is a law professor at Wayne State University. He says it makes sense to want to keep public safety workers in the city:
"They’re closer to where their responsibilities are, they provide a degree of security in the neighborhoods in which they live, the compensation they receive, more of it stays in the city and circulates within city businesses."
Mogk says police officers are also paid middle-class wages, which helps a high-poverty city like Detroit.
Detroit had a residency requirement until 1999, when the state Legislature outlawed it.
