“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.
38% Yes |
62% No |
34% Yes |
43% No |
3% Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
19% 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 2.3k Ireland voters.
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See how importance of “Defunding the Police” has changed over time for 2.3k 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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As there is a shortage of gardai, there should be more funding directed both to them and communit6y initiatives
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i do not believe that it should be redirected but, there should be more funding for community based programs
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No, but increase funding in initives that will help to prevent crime
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Not the entirety of the funding and it depends on the area long with what the programs are
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Integrate policing into a wider community support network
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