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Police Funding Reallocated to Community Programs Nationwide
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2021
by Casey Bastian
published in Criminal Legal News
September, 2021, page 26
Filed under:
Police Misconduct,
Cost of Prison Systems,
Community Confinement/Home Detention.
Location:
United States of America.
by Casey J. Bastian
Defunding the police is not a new concept. The idea has just been largely ignored by lawmakers until recently. Advocacy groups have flooded city council meetings for years while making similar demands. Activist have been pushing officials to cease expansion of police and jail …
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