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

No, give police departments should be given more training but some increased funding should still be given to community based programs.

Yes, reduce the police budget and allocate police evenly across the city. Put funds into stopping sex trafficking, gun violence, etc. Stop over policing some areas over others.

No, it shouldn't be taken from the police departments. But definitely increase funding through other means.

Yes and no, increase funding for local police departments to educate them but also create social and community-based programs that can deal with different types of situations.

The police should be replaced and led by uncorrupted and non racist individuals to avoid police brutality and racism, instead of playing to white supremacy.

Keep police funding the same as it is now and eliminate budget raises. Use the money that would go to raising police budgets to fund community safety and crime prevention programs.

Diversify special services, redirect some funding, not all, especially when you look at individual community needs.

This should be a blended approach. Increase social programs but not at the cost of police, until the benefits have taken effect

The government needs to smarten up and be financially responsible. This includes putting importance on both police and social programming with the goal of crime reduction. This isn't rocket science.

Funds can be redirected while also giving more training to the officers to handle certain situations better

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

Funding for police should be used for increased training to transition to public servants rather than enforcers

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

Becoming a police officer should require better schooling. Minimum of 2 years

It should be at 50%

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.

the police should get more funding fo better training especially in racial bias.

I feel that Funding should continue but the prerequisites for becoming a police officer should be more thorough.

funding should be increased to create teams on the force dedicated to mental health and crisis response

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

More education and more screening

Yes, mental health advocates along side the police

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

How about funding both?

Increase funding and training for police departments around the country and also redirect some funding towards social and crisis based forces trained to deal with certain situations

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

There needs to be a balance but as crime decreases in areas then their budget should decrease as well

Yes, add more mental health and social service workers to their teams

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.

There can be some reductions but as long as we are a neighbour of the USA we need an armed police force.

No, police should not be abolished, but funding for social and community based programs should be increased, and police should be trained to better respond/be vetted more before being hired.

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

I believe that they should both be pursued with great action equally.

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.

There should be better balance to find the spending that reduces crime the most

Divided equally between the two

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

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

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

Yes, but maintain some funding for police as well as increase training.

No, it's good as it is right now

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

we should defund the police

Some of the police's funding should be.

Yes , reduce police funding in areas that don't need it and redirect it

Yes but as long as good officers are not getting fired as a result of less funding.

I think funding to both the local police and social and community based programs are as equally important

No. Police departments to have other trained professionals to handle non violent issues.

Divert some police funding to social and community based programs, prioritize funding for mental health

I believe police need more training, less funding.

Funding should be increased for social security programs and police programs

No. Funding should be increased for training and setting up community police centers where officers can become part of the community.

Yes, but not at the expense of public safety

Funding should not be taken away from the police departments but community and social-based programs should be funded by the government.

Cooperation between these two sectors and more funding directed towards social and community support. Reducing funding for the police helps no one.

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

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

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

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

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, 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, 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, but the police should not be abolished.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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, 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

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