Defunding the Police is a Bioethical Issue

by Nicole Martinez-Martin, JD, PhD Many organizations that are working to end police brutality (the #BlackBioethics Toolkit provides a list of many relevant resources) advise that just reforming police policy is insufficient to address police violence– there need to be sustained efforts for cities to restructure and reprioritize how social services and crime are addressed. ‘Defunding the police’ is a proposal focused on reallocating police funding towards people and services in marginalized communities. While the idea of “defunding police” can seem radical to some, many people have also been shocked in recent days as they realize the outsized budget portion that most cities’ police departments consume.…
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