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Title
“Reimagining Community Safety”: A Qualitative Analysis of the Defund the Police Movement
Description
In May 2020, following the death of George Floyd, communities across the nation organized protests to raise awareness about police brutality and racism in police departments. Protesters popularized the term “defund the police,” which encourages local officials to remove funding from police departments and reinvest it into community resources. This study uses qualitative methods to analyze archival and interview data (N= 13) regarding the Defund the Police Movement in Minneapolis, MN; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. The study provides insight into the relationship between community members and police officers before the movement, how people conceptualized the movement, and hopes for public safety in the future. The results indicated that regardless of people’s perspectives of the Defund the Police movement, people appreciated the increase in discussion about best practices and policy changes to increase public safety.
Date Created
2021
Contributors
- Augustine, Brandee (Author)
- Maguire, Edward (Thesis advisor)
- Montes, Andrea (Committee member)
- Henson, Abigail (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
66 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.168498
Level of coding
minimal
Cataloging Standards
Note
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2021
Field of study: Criminology and Criminal Justice
System Created
- 2022-08-22 04:05:55
System Modified
- 2022-08-22 04:06:19
- 2 years 3 months ago
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