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The phrase “Defund The Police” has been in the news a lot lately in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

Here are some resources that might be useful when teaching about it in class:

What Would Efforts to Defund or Disband Police Departments Really Mean? is from The NY Times.

What would it mean to ‘defund the police’? These cities offer ideas is from NBC News.

‘Defund the police’ is a call to imagine a safer America. We should answer it. is a Washington Post editorial.

What defunding the police really looks like is from The Washington Post.

When It Works to ‘Defund the Police’ appeared in the NY Times.

What ‘defund the police’ might look like is from The Washington Post.

Defund the police? Other countries have narrowed their role and boosted other services. is from The Washington Post.