RT Article
T1 Police perceptions of defunding and redirecting calls for service: A qualitative analysis
JF International journal of police science & management
VO 26
IS 1
SP 107
OP 117
A1 Dragon, Stephanie
A1 Monk-Turner, Elizabeth
A2 Monk-Turner, Elizabeth
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1881426726
AB The concept of “defunding the police” calls for municipalities to divert monetary resources away from police departments toward other social services to limit the scope of police response. Although this approach has gained traction, current research fails to gauge how police officers perceive “defunding arguments” and the feasibility of diverting calls to other social service providers. This study utilized 15 semi-structured in-depth interviews to investigate police perceptions of the defund the police movement. Using thematic analysis, we identified three emergent themes across the interviews. These themes included distrust of the police, extended scope of the police, and caution toward redirecting mental health calls away from police departments. This study offers insight into the complexity of diverting mental health calls away from police departments. It also sheds light on the recurring nature of domestic violence responses within their respective communities.
K1 Policing
K1 police reforms
K1 Social movement
K1 Defunding police
DO 10.1177/14613557231203837