What are the job benefits of a K9 Unit?

Answer 1

People are safe and those dogs are trained to sniff drugs, bombs and stuff like that.

From time to time our department gets a call from an outside agency and the conversation typically goes something like this: "We were thinking of starting a K-9 unit. We have a German Shepherd and a car; what else do we need to do?"

First, our experience has been that it is highly likely only one of the two things that you have may actually work; that is, the car. Second, your department should be aware that starting a K-9 unit will not be a cheap proposition. According to the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA), budget is the number one killer of police K-9 units. Although the car you have in mind may be used, the required modifications mean dedicating the unit and that may be prohibitive in small departments that have a limited number of vehicles.