Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
“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.
Yes, but police should still have sufficient funding and resources to do their regular job and tasks.
@8JFDW5V3yrs3Y
Achieving a fair balance between police funding and social and community based programs is key.
@8NK48QG3yrs3Y
Police should be demilatarised. This does not entail a funding reduction, but more money should go to social and community programs
@8G64H7Z3yrs3Y
No, and fund those programs as well
@8NSNY8S3yrs3Y
No, but cut some funding.
@8GMT2Z93yrs3Y
No, there should be police reform to ensure incidence of police brutality is reduced
@99QP8H91yr1Y
The whole system needs to be remade so needs more funding in right way.
@99MWDJT1yr1Y
Police need to be better trained and supported so that they do the job they are supposed to do and respond as required in a certain timeframe.
@99MCFJ21yr1Y
Some money should go to both
No, fund better local police and fund housing, social services, job creation, community based programs to create healthy safe communities
I think it depends on the types of problems a community faces, if violent crime is high than funding should not be redirected. However if there’s not much violent crime maybe it should be redirected
I don't think it should be redirected, but funding definitely should be implemented for social and community based programs.
Social and community groups should have more funding but the police are an essential elements to the proper function of society and in maintaining that laws are followed by citizens accordingly, otherwise this could incite an increase in criminal action which helps no-one.
To a certain degree the police are still needed because sometimes people are dangerous and crazy but they should redirect SOME of the funding towards social and community based programs to help address the root of violence, drug use and mental illness
No because police can be good at times, but some of the money should be redirected to social and community programs.
In the major cities of Australia I believe it is not a good idea to defund the police but in the suburban's area where not much is happening I believe so
continue funding police but increase funding to include social and community based programs and response to crimes where it could be beneficial
@9JPP8662mos2MO
I think we should improve the police system first then support the programs without removing funding.
Police funding should be directed to actual public safety matters and not the popular vote.
Police funding should be prioritized to issues with the largest viable improvement to public safety. i.e Domestic violence street crime not firearm offences such as gel blasters
@9HF5C4C4mos4MO
I think that the police are corrupt but if they where to be abolished it would lead into an increase in crime so instead of funding more local police departments they should work on fixing already prior issues.
@9H7D6B64mos4MO
Split funding depending on crime rates and have a minimum percentage set aside for community and social initiatives.
@9GPXK775mos5MO
No, but police should have special training in social and local community issues and be more involved in positive community based programs.
@9GN3TZHOne Nation5mos5MO
The police can then support those in social and community based groups, whilst also reducing criminal activity in regards to others who need urgent help
@9GGSS555mos5MO
I believe funding should be dependent on the individual community and crime rates/nature of the communities
Increase funding in higher crime areas preform heavy background checks on officers to see if their racist have a criminal record any major mental health issues as well as put funding into rural community and social programs
The police departments should still exist as a body of the government but they should not have a wide arsenal of lethal weapons, and defunding will only cause issues in the long term for crime rates, instead, extensive reforms to the police structure/establishment is much more needed than a 'bandage solution' which will have long term negative consequences.
Law enforcement is important but it should definitely be reformed to be more humane and may even require more spending.
@9FKBR586mos6MO
Both, increase reconciliation between the police and the community, while simultaneously providing funding towards social programs and community based policing.
@9FGQ2K26mos6MO
Both should be funded equality
@9FFQK5S6mos6MO
Yes, but we need a holistic and rehabilitation approach to crime.
Increase funding in order to properly train and remove officers who pose any sort of threat to the community and hold them all accountable to their actions
@9DDBFK57mos7MO
Depends on how this would be done
No but community and social programs should be funded and improved as well
@9D7PS338mos8MO
No, the police should work independently from the government and not have the government be able to control the police.
@9D7895R8mos8MO
No, but have the police be made aware of the fact that they have no real power of the people of the country they are serving.
Equal funding should be provided but an effort should be made towards a relationship with the police department and community based programs.
@9CV3S2FLiberal Democrat9mos9MO
Focus on continuous improvement of police training and include a focus on non-violent call response
No, public services like the police are just as essential as community services. Funding should be increased for community based programs should be increased, but come from elsewhere.
no, keep funding for police, but increase funding in general for community based programs.
We need both funded appropriately to prevent and respond to crime
Depending on the community, different police departments should receive different funding.
Some of the less important divisions like truanting police should be redirected.
Add funds to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources. If there is a mental health crisis, send mental health experts to de-escalate. If it is violent, then yes police (you can't put those responding to a scene in danger either. But also ensure police funding goes towards screening processes, adequate training (incl. on recognising internal biases) and resources for the police (psychological counselling).
both programs should receive the same amount of funding
@9BXY8L811mos11MO
I'm bias so I'm not gonna say anything
@9BWTWPH11mos11MO
feel like I'm too bias to answer
@99YGHS51yr1Y
balance it out between the two
@99WFH6J1yr1Y
Yes, some funding should be redirected, not all. Police and these additional social services need to work together
@99W9Y681yr1Y
not all funding, but if relevant maybe some of the funding if it goes to proper use.
@99W7L541yr1Y
The historical activity of users engaging with this question.
Loading data...
Loading chart...
Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion
Loading data...