“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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@B4FM9XB2wks2W
Both should be increased, and eventually decrease the police once the social programs are being more effective.
@B349N9V2mos2MO
No, and increase funding and training for police to recognize when an event requires a mental health professional and allow them access to work with those professionals.
@9TFR6247mos7MO
the police department shouldn't be defunded, but there should be a lot more community based programs being funded.
@9RNN5KTNew Democratic9mos9MO
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.
Keep the police though put them through more training and be more selective with choosing cops.
@96QST2L2yrs2Y
Yes, but initially spending more funds on creating social work/community positions working in tandem with policing. Then gradually reducing police funding through attrition of policing positions.
@8YX98K53yrs3Y
Proper bias training for police to prevent racist homophobic and provide mental health training
@8WGGKWWConservative4yrs4Y
they should be better trained to defuse conflict
@8VVYVGC4yrs4Y
Keep the police but have enough extra funding for social/community programs.
@8VVD7Z44yrs4Y
Both are important. High crime, need police. But social and community based programs will help reduce this crime one day to help reduce costs to police funding.
@8VRLP6V4yrs4Y
No, eliminate certain things as being illegal and focus on real crime.
@8VKPZHVNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Additional funding and training to add skill social workers to partner with police on non- crime related matters that require both police and SW
@8VJQNCS4yrs4Y
no, add more funding for training
@8VJK386Conservative4yrs4Y
No, but create a program where it involves more mental health awareness
@8VHL7354yrs4Y
Culture of policing needs to change to engagement conmunity policing. Trend Turning police into militaristic organisations and finding same should stop
@8VG95MN4yrs4Y
It depends what program.
@8VDJ95R4yrs4Y
I think the funding should be used towards both options.
@8VDB543New Democratic4yrs4Y
Reduce funding and redirect some to community based programs
I believe the police are an important staple in community safety, however i believe that SOME of their funding should be funneled into social and community initiatives.
@8V5NR8W4yrs4Y
Increase money for social programs but don’t take money from police
@8TYML9R4yrs4Y
@8TP46Z34yrs4Y
Yes, I also think more money should be spent on training for the local police departments. Money should also be redirected to providing more psychological testing on officers.
@8TGSHWT4yrs4Y
More funding should be allocated do proper mental health support can be used but not all finding
@8T8KRQF4yrs4Y
Train police officers how to effectively handle mental health situations.
@8SKZLX44yrs4Y
Yes, but with a team based approarch.
Some funding should be directed, the police is still important. Racial bias and addiction info should be included in police training.
@8RYSJ68New Democratic4yrs4Y
I think the police are needed but should have extensive moral training.
@8RMZQCS4yrs4Y
Regardless, each locality should decide for themselves as they each have their own circumstances and, to a degree, culture.
@8QVKNC24yrs4Y
Yes, but the police should not be abolished completely.
@8PJHVBZNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Mental health should get some of the funding from police, the more people who get rehabilitated, the better off the police will be, less mental health calls to help keep them safe as well.
@9C7GBKR2yrs2Y
Allocate funding towards dealing with social issues in a non violent manner. A professional in that field travels with the officer for example.
@992PS8N2yrs2Y
Increase funding for training for mental health response & include it in future training of new recruits. So that they are proactive and not reactive
@8VLPZRF4yrs4Y
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