“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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Better training. More diversity to reflect community. Physical fitness tests every 5 years. More community policing instead of reactive
@9WTF59R6mos6MO
Only have police with guns respond to violent crimes. Have unarmed peace officers respond to everything else
@9MKYHZ711mos11MO
No, but police hiring and screening standards should be raised so that officers are effective but mindful of peoples needs and only use force as a very last resort
@9JQ8T5J1yr1Y
Yes, but still fund local police departments & require all law enforcement officers follow a strict code of conduct.
@9JLDB4X1yr1Y
Police units should be paired with social workers, mental health workers, etc. so they can go out on teams for suicide, domestic abuse, etc.
@8QZQKLK4yrs4Y
Yes but they should also have more funding for educating the police force on racial inequality.
@94S2TM7New Democratic3yrs3Y
Have police and community based responders available for non-violent calls
@936NX9Z3yrs3Y
Keep it as is, but the police need more training.
@8Z7WCTH3yrs3Y
Funding should be equally split for both parties
@8Z3VKNPLibertarian3yrs3Y
I believe that we should give the police more but also give some for programs but majority police
@8Z3Q6LX3yrs3Y
No, increase funding and training for police to react and respond appropriately for each call. Encourage de-escalating techniques
@8WWBLRM3yrs3Y
More training and psychological evaluations to prepare the police outside the academy
@8VTS2BW4yrs4Y
No, better use of funding
@8VHVM9X4yrs4Y
Provide more training for police to allow for proper assessment of situations and handling of conflicts
@8VHKSPV4yrs4Y
The funding should not be entirely be removed, and the judicial system should be reformed
@8VF8YLSNew Democratic4yrs4Y
A combined approach. Fund the police and increase training for police departments in higher crime rate communities AS WELL AS employ and utilize unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls. Have them work hand in hand
@8VDFL8J4yrs4Y
There should be increased training and hiring of social workers
@8V9G9Q5Conservative4yrs4Y
Maintain funding for RCMP, but implement funding for social / community programs as well.
@8V6RLGM4yrs4Y
it depends on the local police department and social community-based programs.
@8T7LX3C4yrs4Y
I believe that both need attention
@9944BMHNew Democratic2yrs2Y
While police should not be abolished, some funds should be redirected to social programs.
@9928V752yrs2Y
No it should instead be redirected to funding increased reliability (better mental health response, and ethical decisons based on various spectrums of social preassures) of police and alongside the increase in funding a increase in responsibility and liability be placed on police in instances of malpractice
@98ZL3DQConservative2yrs2Y
Police should have better funding for training, but there should also be a community of volunteers for non violent calls
@98ZDGC72yrs2Y
There needs to be a complete police reform, otherwise we are just funding racist murderers.
@989ZJ932yrs2Y
Police officers should be more helpful to the community and undergo strict supervision.
@952NWZX3yrs3Y
Yes, but raise it a little
@929RHG23yrs3Y
More focus should be made towards education, housing, and social assistance in order to reduce the need for police
@8VFHPR84yrs4Y
Create additional resource officers who are specifically for community outreach and mental health. Sometimes it be how the community doing, not what the community doing
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