Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

I believe there should be an even split of funding for both police departments and social community based programs, as you could still keep the communities safe when necessary but not always responding armed authority.

Police departments should be funded according to the area of the police station (crime rates, etc)

Remove some funding from police, put it back into communities. I wouldn’t say replace all police but definitely agree w having an unarmed person responding to non violent calls

No, but money should be spent on regulating the police and training them thoroughly.

i think the police should be maintained while sending out advertisements for drug rehabilitation and addictions centers that help people for free

No, instead create new positions for mental health and crisis counseling experts to assist in non-violent calls

No, funding should be increased to include alternative response methods. In GB and other countries, first responders don't have guns. Several teams intervene before armed response. And increase funding to community programs like mental health initiatives and youth counselling as prevention.

No, we still need police. But stricter punishments and background checks should be implemented on police for the public’s safety.

Yes, mental health advocates along side the police

Their funding should be decreased and that money can go towards communitysocial improvements.

No.. just fix the broken mental healthcare system.

Change finding allocation: more to training and far far less to arming them and new vehicles and the like. Leftover funds towards community based responders

Put more funding in mental health approaches and training for police officers

Not all of it but some funding yes

No, but should invest in social programs that work with police

No but change the policing system to handle non violent and violent people/situations better.

They should lower funding for certain departments and increase funding to programs to solve underlying issues we need both police and programs

Not familiar enough with practice

Maintain their funding but divert wellness checks and suicide threats to mental health workers to relieve some workload on the officers.

Both are equally important. The police can help solve problems when it’s too late to turn back, but social resources can aid people in getting help and prevent them from resorting to crime in the first place.

Redirect a small amount

More funding should be allocated do proper mental health support can be used but not all finding

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.

Make the police also have a psychology background/education. To better equip them to descalate the situation.

Divided equally between the two

Decrease budget ,by 20 % to social programs in the communityp

Yes and No, but after a full audit is done to understand where the spending goes but there needs to be some funding still going to the police

The Police departments do not need funding for military equipment. The Police departments should receive less funding, but we do still need Police. The funding not needed for military equipment should go to community programs

I feel that we should still have a police department but our officers should require more training and schooling and taught to eliminate bias

No, but such funding needs to be provided in addition to better de-escalation training for law enforcement

No, more money should be directed to social and community based programs

I feel that police need more training and testing. But also they should be more restricted on thier funds.

No, police should recieve more funding to use on better training and community initiatives.

No, increase funding to train police officers to specialize in social work or psychology

Funding More training for mental Heath, lessening funding in smaller rural areas and increase for high crime communities.

I believe police need more training, less funding.

Funding should be increased for social security programs and police programs

Yes, but not at the expense of public safety

No, but fund different programs to help train properly, with sensitivity training and proper gun control and care.

No, diversify police training and programming to work within and deal with issues within the social and community climate. (ie. Mental health, public education,etc)

They should split the funding

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

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

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

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

Yes, redirect some funding to unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls

Yes, redirect some funds in the local police department budget to unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls

No, increase funding and required time for deescalation training in all metropolitan police departments.

No, increase deescalation training for police.

No, increase deescalation training for the police.

No, require increased deescalation training for the police.

No, but increase de-escalation training for police in handling non-violent situations in higher crime communities

No, increase funding to require ongoing, mandatory de-escalation training for police departments in urban areas

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

No, increase funding and situational de-escalation training for police departments located in urban areas and higher crime rate communities

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

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

No, increase funding and de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities, and include local mental health professionals in this training

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

No, increase de-escalation training for police officers and have local mental health professionals assist in this training

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

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

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

Yes, but the police should not be abolished.

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

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

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

No, but fund local mental health professionals to conduct mandatory and ongoing group de-escalation training classes for police

Keep funding for police departments, but also give funding separate from police dept. budgets to unarmed community based responders for nonviolent calls.

Yes, redirect some funding to local mental health professionals in order to provide and conduct mandatory, ongoing group de-escalation training classes for police

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

No, but there should be mandatory and ongoing de-escalation group training for police conducted by local mental health professionals

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

No, but funding should be provided for mandatory and ongoing de-escalation group training classes conducted by local mental health professionals for police

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

No, but there should be mandatory and ongoing de-escalation training for police conducted in partnership with local mental health professionals

No, establish and fund mandatory, ongoing, situational de-escalation training for police that is conducted by community based mental health professionals

There are good police and bad police, just as there are good priests and bad priests, good pastors/bad pastors, good people and bad people. We should spend money on adding mental health workers to train officers and work alongside them for certain cases. We should also have a no tolerance for any officer showing violence against any citizen except in cases of self defense. Officers should be made to have a body cam on at all times to protect them and citizens. Any officer not wearing a cam and/or in any act of violence should be fired and lose their pension. If officers know this ahead of time it will weed out the bad ones. I’m a white, moderate, and I am distraught over the black lives lost...and how soon they are forgotten and we just move on. This has to stop! We need police, but we need GOOD police.

No, but increase funding for mandatory, ongoing, situational de-escalation training that is conducted by community based mental health professionals

No, but have unarmed community-based responders for non-violent calls instead of police officers.

No, but require and increase funding for ongoing, situational de-escalation training that is conducted by community based mental health professionals

No, but increase funding for and make mandatory ongoing, situational de-escalation training for police that is conducted by community based mental health professionals

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

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

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

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

Increase funding for both local police departments and social and community-based programs

Fund the police but increase funding for social workers and utilize community responders for most calls

I think we need to train to understand people and increase them where they are needed most in certain parts of the U.S

In stead of taking funding from local police, we should direct some money from the military to social and community based programs. While the police should be placed with more restirctions on gun use and training.

No, keep existing funding and add funding for social and community based programs.

The police system must be reformed and have subdivisions that deal in community and social based issues.

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

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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