Divestment
Temple University senior Samuel Collington was shot and killed last November during an attempted robbery and carjacking near his North Philadelphia apartment. Collington’s death by gun violence followed the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Philadelphian near Temple’s campus two weeks earlier.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers clutching batons outside Former District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s home (Photo credit Charles H.F. Davis III)
Under intense pressure from mostly Black community organizers, some local governments are responding to demands to defund the police and divest from law enforcement. The push to reduce police budgets and reliance on police intervention in noncriminal matters has been accompanied by calls to invest in more resources for people and communities.
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Miami Dade Police arrest peaceful protestor in South Florida during the 5th Anniversary of Israel “Reefa” Hernandez’s murder (Photo credit Charles H.F. Davis III)
As protests across the country continue, local and national calls-to-action have been issued for defunding, disarming, and wide-spread divestment from the institution of policing. In response, police departments are making claims that such demands, if implemented, would impede law enforcement’s ability to effectively intervene and properly investigate alleged crimes.
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University of Pennsylvania Police Department officer halts traffic during 2015 protest in West Philadelphia (Photo credit Charles H.F. Davis III)
As protests across the country continue, local and national calls-to-action have been issued for defunding, disarming, and wide-spread divestment from the institution of policing. In response, police departments are making claims that such demands, if implemented, would impede law enforcement’s ability to effectively intervene and properly investigate alleged crimes.
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