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Week 3 Course Project: Issue Review Chamberlain College of Nursing Walno Dupont PHIL347: Critical Reasoning Sonja Sheffield September 19th, 2021

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Introduction The idea of police defunding does not mean wiping out the police department but slashing off part of the budget allocated to the sector and diverting it to other considerably vital sectors of the economy or society. Laxity in service delivery from the policing and authority attached has called for defunding the department and funds to be utilized to support the more humane needs of the population. With rates of uncleared homicides, robberies, and other nature of the assault on the rise, some scholars and members of the public feel that the police aren’t really up to their task in protecting the citizens, thus believe in defunding the department (Ray, 2021). According to (Bump, 2021), increasing allocation to the police department does not positively impact the efficiency of the police. Bump argues that deploying more officers to the public only agitate protestors who feel barred from accessing information or neglected. Pros and cons of police defunding Defunding police means a reduction of monetary allocation to the police department. Funds are then diverted to the education sector, where scholars believe can be bettered. All-round education equips learners with life skills to live amicably in society, thus reducing the necessity of the police. Investing funds in employment creation has reduced crime rates among youths with or without a college education (Lantigua-Williams, 2021). According to (Levin, 2020), the Police department is draining the government's revenue in most cities in the United States. With cities having more than one-half of their revenue channeled to the policing department.

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The cities of Los Angeles, Baltimore, San Fransisco, among others, implemented the program, with LAPD being the biggest losers ($100 million); the funds transferred to other sectors of the economy (Keellng, 2020). While police defunding is reducing the allocation to the department, it should not be mistaken for sweeping off the sector. This program would involve reducing police numbers, resources, and monetary allocation. The ultimate laxity that may arise from defunding may be devastating to innocent citizens. Their presence (police), despite untidy work done by them, gives assurance to a given population, who wouldn't do without the presence of the police (Gagliano, 2021). Training and recruitment for installed officers and new officers respectively are affected adversely. Installed officers are overstretched to perform duties that would be a little easier if funding was an option. Eventually, the crime rate may shift upwards, taking advantage of the often-limited exhausted police officers. According to (Stone-Regan, 2020), Racial segregation might arise over time, as favoritism, bribery among undesired traits may be cultivated in the sector, contaminating the whole sector. Recommendation The pros of police defunding by a milestone outweigh the cons, despite the outcomes of the cons being uncertain. The education and training institutions in the society need to be equipped with the best infrastructure (personnel and facility) to ensure all-around training, focusing not only on academics but life skills for arbitration and humane problem-solving ability; this reduces interpersonal feuds, improves understanding of one's rights, and reducing friction between citizens and the police department. Police reforms have been suggested but face

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setbacks, as reforms are affected by those in senior positions in the department, whose personal interests come first. Besides, the police department falls among the top three most powerful sectors in the USA, making reforms a lesser recommendation (Levitz, 2020).

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References Gagliano, O. (2021). Defunding the police isn't the answer. Retrieved 21 September 2021, from https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/09/opinions/defunding-police-is-not-the-answerjohnson-gagliano/index.html Lantigua-Williams, J. (2021). How Raising the Minimum Wage Could Reduce Crime. Retrieved 21 September 2021, from https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/raise-theminimum-wage-reduce-crime/480912/ Levitz, E. (2020). Cops Get Away With Murder Because They’re Popular. Retrieved 21 September 2021, from https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/george-floyd-protestspolice-abuse-reform-qualified-immunitypolls.html#_ga=2.29623100.248963657.1632253805-472190688.1632253803 Pérez-Gaitan, A. Defunding the Police to Fund Our Future. Ray, R. (2021). What does 'defund the police' mean, and does it have merit?. Retrieved 21 September 2021, from https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/06/19/what-doesdefund-the-police-mean-and-does-it-have-merit/ Weichselbaum, S., & Lewis, N. (2020). Support for defunding the police department is growing. Here’s why it’s not a silver bullet. The Marshall Project. Zerkel, M. (2021). 6 reasons why it’s time to defund the police. Retrieved 21 September 2021, from https://www.afsc.org/blogs/news-and-commentary/6-reasons-why-its-time-todefund-police...