Northeastern University: What Would It Mean to 'Defund' the Police-And What Would Come Next?
July 09, 2020
July 09, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
The movement to "defund" police departments in the U.S. has been catalyzed by protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black people who have been killed by police.
Proponents of defunding want more oversight of police--but they don't necessarily agree on how to achieve that goal, notes Ben Struhl, executive director of the Center on Crime and Communit . . .
The movement to "defund" police departments in the U.S. has been catalyzed by protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black people who have been killed by police.
Proponents of defunding want more oversight of police--but they don't necessarily agree on how to achieve that goal, notes Ben Struhl, executive director of the Center on Crime and Communit . . .