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Maintain or Invest? In response to pressure from advocates asking for jurisdictions to defund their departments, some have argued (e.g. law enforcement unions, politicians) that what should be done is to maintain current levels of funding or to actually increase the budgets of law enforcement agencies.

Question 1: What are some of the specific actions these groups have advocated for related to maintaining or even increasing funds for law enforcement? In other words, what functions of law enforcement do they highlight as being imperative to public safety and, if applicable, what functions do they argue should receive even more funding?

Question 2: What impact do you believe maintaining or increasing funds to law enforcement will have, if any, on public safety in Black communities?

Question 3: What impact do you believe maintaining or increasing funds to law enforcement will have, if any, on public safety in non-Black communities?