method is the relatively old practice of civilianization, which has been increasingly used since World War II (Breza, 1985). A vast array of literature has been published about the pros and cons of utilizing civilian employees to perform duties that are traditionally carried out by sworn police officers. The pros include cost savings created by paying lower salaries to civilian employees, increased availability of sworn police officers to perform more critical duties and the more personalized
to an extreme. Another limitation is that in a controlled setting, foreign apparatus and artificial methods may be used which causes the subject to respond differently than in his or her natural environment. While experimental research has its pros and cons, nonexperimental research also has advantages and disadvantages. The natural environment of such a study allows for more unbiased results since nothing is being manipulated. However, this may cause inaccuracies because there is no control group