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Defunding the Police

A guide to library resources on the Defund the Police movement

Examples of Defunding/Department Reconstruction

"'Disband, Disempower, and Disarm': Amplifiying the Theory and Practice of Police Abolishing
Critical Criminology, vol. 26, no. 3, 2018, pp. 373-391. ProQuest.
“Does Police Size Matter? A Review of the Evidence Regarding Restructuring Police Organisations.”
Police Practice & Research, Feb. 2017, EBSCOhost.
"Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To 'Dismantle' Police Department."
NPR, Morning Edition, June 8, 2020. Gale In Context: Global Issue.

Camden, N.J.

"The City that Really Did Abolish the Police: And rebuilt the department from the ground up. The strange, hopeful, politically complicated story of Camden, N.J."
Politico. June 12, 2020.
"Camden Police Reboot is Being Misused in the Debate Over Police Reform: Yes, the New Jersey city abolished and replaced its police department. But the results weren't good until activist stepped in"
Washington Post. June 16, 2020.
"What Happened to Crime in Camden? Often reanked as one of the deadliest cities in America, Camden, New Jersey ended 2017 with its lowest homicide rate since the 1980's"
Bloomberg CityLab, Jan. 10, 2018.
"Disbanding the Police Force? Here's One U.S, City where the idea has been tried."
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 8 June 2020. Gale In Context: Global Issues