It's amazing how fast we moved from defund the police to refund the police

[Amishman]

13. agreed. The concept is fundamentally flawed

Redirecting police funding to humanitarian services to address the root of problem failed to account for lag time

Cuts to police funding reduce their capabilities far faster than public assistance can work as a prevention measure. This leads to a gap where police effectiveness has dropped but criminal behavior has not.

Funding for non-police actions to reduce criminal behavior need to happen first, law enforcement can only be pared back once those steps have proven successful. This of course make a big financial issue as there is probably a multi year transition period where extra funding is needed. Given the stigma of criminal records and the issues of habitualization of property crime, it may take a generation as those who our society has already failed will be very difficult to rehabilitate.