Budget Expenditure on the Police: How Much and How?
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Automatically translated summary. The full text is available in Romanian.
A study by the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” examines how much the Republic of Moldova spends on the Police, a central component of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It seeks to fill an analytical gap on real budget spending, following the radical reform of the Ministry launched in 2010.
Earlier analyses of the reform focused mainly on institutional and legal adjustment, and less on the cost of maintaining the Police or the efficiency of public spending on internal security. As a result, conclusive analyses of the real volume of budget expenditure on the Police and its impact over time are lacking.
The study first defines the Police’s institutional boundaries within the Ministry. It then analyses the evolution of spending, the number of police officers and their density per 100,000 inhabitants, also compared with other countries in the region. It next assesses the impact of spending on public security and order services, stressing crime rates, and closes with a summary and strategic recommendations. It was produced under a project funded by the Soros Foundation Moldova.
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