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In the United States, " defund the police " is a slogan that supports removing funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.
Jun 19, 2020 · “Defund the police” means reallocating or redirecting funding away from the police department to other government agencies funded by the local municipality. That’s it. It’s that simple....
Jun 6, 2020 · The solution to police brutality and racial inequalities in policing is simple, supporters say: Just defund police. It’s as straightforward as it sounds: Instead of funding a police...
Jul 22, 2020 · "Defund the police" has become a rallying cry of Black Lives Matter protestors — but what does it actually mean? Here's a detailed explanation and why more and more Americans are pushing...
Jun 29, 2021 · Here, we explore what “defund the police” means to leading criminologists, community organizers and legal scholars; recent academic research on whether more police presence reduces crime; and what the future of policing in America might look like.
Jun 3, 2020 · What “defunding” police means in practice. In congressional budget-speak, to “defund” something normally means to reduce appropriations to zero dollars, thus eliminating it. And...
Jun 11, 2020 · As protests over police brutality and systemic racism continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death, there have been growing calls to defund the police. But what exactly does that mean?
May 19, 2021 · Myth #1: Defund Means Abolish. One of the most misleading critiques of the movement is instigating defund means abolish. Opposers claim the movement undermines public safety through its efforts...
Jun 11, 2020 · Defund the police is a call that's swept through protests and into the broader conversation about American policing. This week, we're looking at what that would actually...
Feb 23, 2021 · Some activists use it to describe their goal of wholly disbanding police forces, others take its definition to mean the reallocation, to varying extents, of a police department’s budget.
