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Police Abolition
Kerem Yucel/AFP, via Getty Images
The System
The Future of Policing
What do advocates mean when they call for “defunding,” “abolishing” or “reimagining” the police?
News
June 9, 2020
Support For Defunding The Police Department Is Growing. Here’s Why It’s Not A Silver Bullet.
Past budget cuts have had unintended consequences. Now, proponents say it’s time to fundamentally reimagine the role of the police.
By
Simone Weichselbaum
and
Nicole Lewis