“Defund the police” is a slogan that supports divesting 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.
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@955L8YL3yrs3Y
Police are needed to prevent chaos, but training and social community based programs are also needed. An interdisceplinary approach is viable when training and funding is properly assigned.
@8YMXWD73yrs3Y
the police should get more funding fo better training especially in racial bias.
@8VRLD9S4yrs4Y
Increase funding to help officers be better through education and sensitivity training
@8TYX9XF4yrs4Y
More funding should be sent to community based programs but also towards training the police
@8TK2ZQC4yrs4Y
I believe police should not carry guns or be allowed to physically abuse anyone is any way
@8TG9HZL4yrs4Y
There should be a remodeling of current police practices and standards with an emphasis on removing an 'us vs them' mentality and culture within police forces as well as a demilitarisation of police forces. Funds from military style equipment for police forces aught to be spent on community based social programs.
@8SPJKZF4yrs4Y
More police training, crisis training and psychological checks, also hold police accountable and have bigger consequences for using lethal force unless in extreme high risk cases.
@8RWT4XZ4yrs4Y
I feel that we should still have a police department but our officers should require more training and schooling and taught to eliminate bias
@8QXDSNQ4yrs4Y
Police reform but keep the same amount of money
@8QFCQGTNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No, police should recieve more funding to use on better training and community initiatives.
@8QF2V554yrs4Y
No, it should be it should be put towards better and longer more effective training for police
No, increase funding to train police officers to specialize in social work or psychology
@8PPY29H4yrs4Y
Social and community based programs need more funding, but I also think the police do. People want change in the police force, and they need money to do that. Hire people that actually know what they’re doing, to be properly educated, have more people that specialize in actually HELPING people.
@9C475H42yrs2Y
Increase time it takes to become a police offer and prefrom mental health evaluations
@97W4NTYNew Democratic2yrs2Y
No, not all, but some for sure
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards working with local mental health professionals and community based social agencies for non-violent situations, and increase de-escalation training for police in urban areas
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but funding should be provided for mandatory and ongoing de-escalation group training classes conducted by local mental health professionals for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but direct some funding towards a partnership with community based mental health professionals to conduct mandatory and ongoing de-escalation group training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but there should be mandatory and ongoing de-escalation group training for police conducted by local mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards a partnership with community based mental health professionals to conduct mandatory and ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding to local mental health professionals in order to provide and conduct mandatory, ongoing group de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but fund local mental health professionals to conduct mandatory and ongoing group de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect a portion of funding towards forming a partnership with local, community based mental health professionals. These professionals should conduct mandatory and ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect a portion of funding towards forming a partnership with local mental health professionals, who will conduct mandatory and ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding to community based social workers for response to non-violent calls, but also increase de-escalation training for officers in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities and also increase funding for the use of unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls. Ensure that such responders are accompanied by a single police officer for protection
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities. Increase the use of unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls but have them accompanied by a police officer for protection
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities but also increase funding for the use of unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls. Ensure that such responders are accompanied by a single police officer for protection
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding to community based social workers for responding to non-violent calls, but also send along a police officer in case the situation turns violent and increase de-escalation training for officers in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls but send along a police officer for protection in case the situation escalates into violent behavior.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding to community based responders for non-violent calls but also increase de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Funding should be divided between utilizing unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls and increasing de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards utilizing unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls but also increase de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, some funding should be redirected towards utilization of unarmed community responders for non-violent calls but also increase de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, some funding should be redirected towards utilizing unarmed community responders for non-violent calls, but also increase de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding to unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls, but also increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding to unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, increase funding and required time for deescalation training in all metropolitan police departments.
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, increase deescalation training for police.
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, increase deescalation training for the police.
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, require increased deescalation training for the police.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but increase de-escalation training for police in handling non-violent situations in higher crime communities
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase funding to require ongoing, mandatory de-escalation training for police departments in urban areas
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards the utilization of community based responders for non-violent calls. A police officer should accompany these individuals for added protection in case the situation escalates
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase funding and situational de-escalation training for police departments located in urban areas and higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards partnering with community based social agencies for non-violent calls, but also increase funding for de-escalation training for urban police departments
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards partnering with community based social agencies for non-violent calls, but also increase funding for de-escalation training within urban police departments
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase funding and de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities, and include local mental health professionals in this training
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase funding and de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities, and have local mental health professionals assist in facilitating this training
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase de-escalation training for police officers and have local mental health professionals assist in this training
@8H2G98J5yrs5Y
The police department should be given less funding, and have a remodeled system that requires more training and knowledge of drugs, mental illness, and other issues that are similar. Police should also not be allowed to use a gun unless completely necessary and should be charged if they wrongfully kill a person when it could be avoided
@8KG7DR84yrs4Y
No, but we should end qualified immunity and defund their unions.
@8QVKJQM4yrs4Y
Yes, but the police should not be abolished.
@8S4VH5F4yrs4Y
It depends. We need specially trained police officers for specific scenarios. We also need racial-bias training.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funds in the local police department budget to unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls
@3TRKR473yrs3Y
No, keep existing funding and add funding for social and community based programs.
@8SFDLS63yrs3Y
Yes, but only funding that is not essential. Such as the defunding of police militarization. Only that money should be redirected to social programs.
@3MB97K64yrs4Y
Fund the police but increase funding for social workers and utilize community responders for most calls
@87W9GJ44yrs4Y
Increase funding for police training everywhere along with social and community based program.
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards forming a partnership with local, community based mental health professionals to provide ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@842VWLK3yrs3Y
yes, but only if there is still enough funding to police departments that they can still sustain themselves.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards a partnership with local, community based mental health professionals to provide mandatory, ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards a partnership with local, community based mental health professionals to provide ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards forming a partnership with local mental health professionals to provide ongoing de-escalation training for police which is based on the economic and social conditions of the community
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but increase funding for and make mandatory ongoing, situational de-escalation training for police that is conducted by community based mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but require and increase funding for ongoing, situational de-escalation training that is conducted by community based mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but increase funding for mandatory, ongoing, situational de-escalation training that is conducted by community based mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, establish and fund mandatory, ongoing, situational de-escalation training for police that is conducted by community based mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but there should be mandatory and ongoing de-escalation training for police conducted in partnership with local mental health professionals
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