Police officers across the country supplement their income with outside employment. Discuss the potential benefits and problems that can arise from outside employment

Answer 1

It means there is more police presence in the community, and probably less crime as a result.

but the business and the government may have conflicts of interest. The officer who works for a business will tend to favor its interests over the public interest.

The minneapolis George Floyd killing seems to have involved an officer who worked security off duty for a business where George Floyd also worked. That may have led to some dispute that later led to the killing. Maybe.