What Defund the Police Really Means
Abstract:
This video clarifies what it means to defund the police, asserting that it is not as radical as it sounds.
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VOX
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June 26, 2020
This video clarifies what it means to defund the police, asserting that it is not as radical as it sounds.
Read ArticleVOX
June 26, 2020
The co-hosts weigh in on the former president commenting on the current state of politics in recent interviews and his warning to progressive Democrats to be careful how they pitch their platforms.
Read ArticleThe View
December 2, 2020
This article discusses the more than 20 major cities have reduced police budgets in some form, and activists are fighting to ensure that is only the start.
Read ArticleThe Guardian
Sam Levin
March 11, 2021
This article talks about the defund the police movements impact one year in. It's not clear whether any city achieved anything resembling what protesters demanded: massively defunded or abolished police departments.
Read ArticleCNN
Peter Nickeas, Julia Jones, Josh Campbell and Priya Krishnakumar
May 25, 2021
The authors of this article address seven common myths associated with the campaign with the goal to demonstrate that while some have labeled it a radical movement, the DTP (defund the police) philosophy is based on well-researched, evidence-based positions.
Read ArticleBrookings.edu
Howard Henderson and Ben Yisrael
May 19, 2021
This article explores the issues of defunding the police in the democratic party and links to several other articles as well. Along party lines, the poll found, close to a majority of Democrats (48%) oppose the phrase compared with 84% of Republicans and 61% of independents.
Read ArticleUSA Today
Phillip M. Bailey
June 17, 2021
Protesters across the United States are pushing to defund the police in response to the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement. Defunding the police means addressing racist problems in policing and reassigning resources away from the police and towards other ways of supporting communities.
Read ArticleNewsELA
6/10/2020
Officials across the United States are considering scaling back their police departments and redirecting their budgets to other programs in the pursuit of social justice. Money could go towards things like housing, education, and programs that increase quality of life in communities that have been over-policed.
Read ArticleWashington Post, Adapted by NewsELA
6/11/2020
Growing numbers of Americans believe that we can survive and thrive without law enforcement as it’s been practiced in the United States. Instead of spending money on a police department, each city’s budget could be invested in the community.
Read ArticleCNN
Scottie Andrew
6/17/2020
The first U.S. city police department was a slave patrol, and throughout its history, policing in the United States has been a racist system. Police departments should be defunded, and that money can be used to support job training, counseling, and violence-prevention programs.
Read ArticleACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
Paige Fernandez
6/11/2020
Our policing system was built to reinforce racism in our society. Policing does not keep people safe, and policing diverts billions of dollars away from schools, health care, and other programs that strengthen our communities.
Read ArticleAFSC (American Friends Service Committee)
Mary Zerkel
6/4/2020
Change is coming to law enforcement in the United States; protests across the country are delivering real change. However, police departments should not be defunded because they can have a strong positive impact.
Read ArticleUSA Today
Erroll Southers
6/11/2020
Across the country, many activists and elected officials are calling to defund, downsize, or abolish police departments. Money diverted from policing could be spent on mental health, cousin, and education, which would cut down on crime and violence.
Read ArticleNew York Times
Dionne Searcey
6/8/2020
Some politicians like the mayor of Minneapolis are hesitant to commit to defunding and dismantling the police. What would defunding the police look like? What could the billions of dollars spent on law enforcement be used for?
Read ArticleDeconstructed
Mehdi Hasan
6/11/2020
Scholars have been advocating for abolishing the police for decades because there’s a lot of evidence that policing is not working in the United States, especially for Black people. Police rarely face consequences for racist behavior and policing is extremely expensive. Communities that abolish the police could use that money to invest in schools, hospitals, housing, and mental health supports.
Read ArticleThe Guardian
6/22/2020
This article highlights the prevalence of police brutality and use of lethal force in the United States. It also discusses the United States lack of tracking instances of brutality. Suggestions are offered on how we can decrease the amount of instances of police brutality.
Read ArticleAmnesty International
June 1, 2015
This article highlights an instance in police brutality where police officers fired 12 shots, killing a civilian. A grand jury found the cops justified in their actions. CAUTION: Sensitive Content
Read ArticleThe AP
Gillian Flaccus
October 31, 2018
This ABC news article shows a video of a police officer punching an individual that he is trying to arrest. The news reporter interviews a Police Training Expert to understand their perspective on the situation.
Read ArticleABC News
Sergio Quintana
3/13/2017
This website provides graphs and statistics highlighting the prevalence of police brutality in America’s largest cities in 2015.
Read ArticleMapping Police Violence
Many people in Minneapolis have been protesting police brutality following George Floyd’s murder. Some residents of Minneapolis think that defunding the police will create harm because violence could increase.
Read ArticleFox News
Bradford Betz
6/24/2020