RT Article
T1 “Defund the police:”: perceptions among protesters in the 2020 March on Washington
JF Criminology & public policy
VO 21
IS 1
SP 147
OP 174
A1 Cobbina-Dungy, Jennifer
A2 Chaudhuri, Soma
A2 LaCourse, Ashleigh
A2 DeJong, Christina 1967-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1797138618
AB Using qualitative interviews, this study examines how protesters with varying levels of commitment to the Black Lives Matter movement perceive the slogan defund the police. Findings indicate while a small number had reservations regarding the term, the vast majority of protesters associate defunding as a two-step process that starts with reduction of police budgets, followed by reallocation of these resources toward much needed services in the very communities the departments serve. Findings also revealed prior engagement with the Black Lives Matter movement, and the level of commitment of participants did play an important role in being able to provide nuanced context to the call for action.
K1 Depolicing
K1 Qualitative Research
K1 Race research
DO 10.1111/1745-9133.12571