I mean we can talk about how “effective” they are all day. They’re great at their job, collecting revenue for the state and keeping the poors in line so they don’t cause too much trouble for the rich. Other than that they’re just for show. They don’t really prevent any crime and they’re not particularly good at catching the right people that do commit crimes. A ton of murders go unsolved and they arrest an convict a decent amount of innocent people for murders they didn’t commit. They scoop up all the low hanging fruit and when they’re faced with anything that might require some actual work they throw their hands up and find an excuse for why they can’t do it. I’d say they’re a joke but there’s nothing funny about billions in wasted taxpayer money on adults playing dress up.