“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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Having the police to do more outreach in higher crime rate communities, and work with community grassroots through education and pathways to avoid engaging in crimes or how to communicate to
Yes, and more extensive training for officers in de escalation and cooperation with said community services
@8QJR54W4yrs4Y
i’m a bit in between on this question because the police do a great job of keeping order and balance, however i do also believe that social workers and people like that deserve an increased pay.
@95HLG9T3yrs3Y
do not cut the funding for police but create less harmful responders for non violent calls
@8YY8CVNConservative3yrs3Y
i feel that we should retrain them and get better training programs for them
@8VSK6LB4yrs4Y
Some funding reduction and directed to social workers
@8VRZKSC4yrs4Y
Not total eliminatio of police but rebook at responsibikities
@8VRQPFL4yrs4Y
No.. just fix the broken mental healthcare system.
Yes, but keep the police for more serious situations
@8VCNMXY4yrs4Y
Local law enforcement needs to occur across Canada. A federally run police force has and will always have corruption
@8TY2YD24yrs4Y
No if you take away the police who will be there if someone commits crime increased funding for police department in high crime rates. This question is no longer relevant and should be removed
@8TB77YJ4yrs4Y
If there is a surplus sure
@8S6BSZY4yrs4Y
I believe police need their funding. However I also believe that they need more training and career intervention/counseling. They need to partner with other community supports. And they should have more training to deal with the domestic violence crisis and further fallout
@8RSZ2BD4yrs4Y
Increase funding for community based programs but keep police funding the same
@8Q8XQQ5New Democratic4yrs4Y
Police forces should be largely demilitarized, and funding previously used for military-grade equipment (armored vehicles, SWAT gear, etc.) should in part be given to social services.
@8KHNPR34yrs4Y
Keep funding the same for local police departments and increase funding towards social and community based programs
No, both police and social/community programs could use more funding/training/resources.
@9CSJ4922yrs2Y
Enhance community policing by having a mental health trained police staff in the force
@8ZF3CWC3yrs3Y
Police departments all over Canada are corrupted in certain aspects. The Police department should require officers to have far more training than they supposedly "need".
No, but divert a portion of police budgets towards accompanying unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls.
@8VVB8DW4yrs4Y
If they can do a back flip
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