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.
@98ZN5F81yr1Y
No, but increase funding for social and community based programmes anyway
@emilyjanehopkinson3yrs3Y
No, split the funding between social programs and police, and reform policing.
@8KRLMRK3yrs3Y
I support funding for both options.
@8D8DV8V4yrs4Y
Nuance- Only where appropriate, ie in deprived areas where community programs are more important.
@9BTJW4S11mos11MO
Yes, without completely abolishing the police.
Police need to be more approachable and have training to build better community relationships and understanding.
@9JKLWXD2mos2MO
It shouldn't be one or the other. Local police departments are needed but there should definitely be even more funding to social and community based programs too
There should be more funding for police to tackle organised and violent crime but also more money for community based programs.
@9JH6PK62mos2MO
The police service should be reformed and they should receive better training and have more departments for different issues
@9JFNH8T2mos2MO
Yes some of it should, but there should be enough funding left for the police service to still be able to function
We need to seriously reform the police, and provide a wide variety of services that more accurately fit the situation in question.
@9HWZL7G3mos3MO
Invest more in the police for the safety of our communities and increase funding for social causes as both are equally important
@9HVRSRL3mos3MO
These are separate matters and the Home Office should provide adequate funding to both areas. This question is clearly written for the American quiz, hence the spelling of programme.
They should increase the budgets for both police and social and community based programmes so that people stay safe and then the community can help to develop and grow.
@9HSW8KN3mos3MO
I think that the police shouldn't be defunded but we need to decrease military for more community stuff
@9HQNX753mos3MO
No, but the police themselves should potentially be given specific time allocated to community programs, it would improve community-police relationships and offer more social programs
Keep the same if possible (and where needed increase) and help fund social and community based programs aimed at reducing the chance for of people to commit crime
@9HHSYHT4mos4MO
Partially, we need police for criminal intervention, but we also need specialised trained first responders for non-violent, domestic and mental health calls.
Yes, I think there is room for reform, and shifting some funds to community centres and crime prevention
@9H4Q9PM4mos4MO
No, but increase funding to social and community programs as well as getting the police to be more holistic and community focused in policing and supporting communities.
@9G5V2496mos6MO
No, but the balance between the two areas should be carefully considered to ensure we place the money where it will have the highest value
@9G5MCLJ6mos6MO
No, increase funding and training, but for all communities, but especially higher crime rate communities.
@9G4Q5KV6mos6MO
I think the police should be funded entirely by the UK Government, since they're stinking rich anyway.
@9FLR736 6mos6MO
Less funding to the MPs and more funding to police and social community based programmes.
@9FK38FK6mos6MO
No, but social and community programmes should still be funded
Yes, but police functions should still remain.
@9FCZV2S6mos6MO
They should do both, look out for young people who could lead to commiting crimes but also still yes use the police.
This should not be a zero sum game. You can do both.
@9F58ZK47mos7MO
I think we should fund social- and community-based programmes, but also fund the police appropriately. There must be a happy medium. It's horses for courses!
@9F4FDP77mos7MO
Funding should be shared
@9DW55RY7mos7MO
There needs to be more funding to reduce prejudice in the police force.
@9DW4J5C7mos7MO
No, the there should be more funding for both
@9DKQS9H7mos7MO
No. The funding for social and community programs should be increased in any case
@9DBQNBP7mos7MO
To an extent but police is very important
@9D9WD848mos8MO
Increase funding to police and social and community based programs
@9D7GRBK8mos8MO
No, funding should be increased for both the police and social and community based programmes
@9C6658D10mos10MO
Increase funding for social and community programmes while keeping police funding the same.
@9C5K8VF10mos10MO
No but shift police focus to community and outreach programmes
@9C58J6G10mos10MO
No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities and allow the armed forces to carry a firearm of their choice between Handguns and Assault Rifles.
Partially but keep funding for police
@9C3STXV10mos10MO
Community based programs should be increased, but not at the cost of local police departments
Funding should go to the agency best able to reduce the problem in question, some for community based programmes and some for policing.
@9BY36JJ11mos11MO
No, but funding should be redirected towards improving community-based policing
@9BWPMLG11mos11MO
no, but also increase funding for support especially in deprived and high crime rate areas
@9BT7RTV11mos11MO
This should up to local councils.
@9BT65Y411mos11MO
50/50. Increase funding for both.
@9BT52RG11mos11MO
Police departments should maintain spending, but allocate more spending to social and community based programs. Use more community support officers instead, though.
@9BSVXNN11mos11MO
Funding for both local police departments and social & community-based programs should both be increased independently. Funding one, shouldn't come at the expense of the other
@9BSRZH811mos11MO
fund both appropriately
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