Title: Defunding vs Reforming the Police

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOMJxaFglHA

Description: Rappaport Center Webinar Series: Defunding vs. Reforming the Police: Varying Approaches to Addressing Police Misconduct in the 21st Century. Senior Fellow in Residence Community Address: Ajmel Quereshi, Senior Counsel at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2021 Senior Fellow in Residence. As the nation has become increasingly aware, too often, police officials use unnecessary force when interacting with predominantly Black communities. What makes this recent rash of police killings even more disturbing is that the problem is not new. Rather, each generation has been confronted with police killings which shock the conscience. Furthermore, this problem has persisted despite the efforts of civil rights advocates, policymakers, and legislators to reform police departments. Among other things, they have called for and often implemented improved training and data collection. Yet, many of the departments that continue to be plagued with problems have employed precisely these measures. As a result, in the face of continued problems, some advocates have called for defunding police. Some policymakers, however, question whether this is a realistic solution. The community address will tackle the limitations of police reform and explore whether defunding is a workable approach.

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