“Defund the police” is a slogan that supports divesting funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.
37% Yes |
63% No |
33% Yes |
45% No |
4% Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
17% No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities |
1% Yes, and abolish the police |
See how support for each position on “Defunding the Police” has changed over time for 2.6k Ireland voters.
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See how importance of “Defunding the Police” has changed over time for 2.6k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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No, but Social & Community Based Programmes are worth investing in at the same time, just not at the expense of the Gardai.
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Local police should be more involved with the community so they become familiar with what the problems are on the ground
@9NMKNXD2mos2MO
Yes, to an extent, funding should be reeduced to allow for unarmed community based traineed responders for non-violent calls
@9NL327N2mos2MO
Not at the moment, but if the government aims to decrease income inequality across society and create social programmes to educate young people and prevent them from committing crimes, crime rates will naturally come down. Thus policing will be less necessary.
@9L5MY8H4mos4MO
As there is a shortage of gardai, there should be more funding directed both to them and communit6y initiatives
@9HBQGJ68mos8MO
i do not believe that it should be redirected but, there should be more funding for community based programs
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