Don’t miss Dr. Demirel-Pegg’s interview on WTHR 13 about the recent movement to defund the police. What does it actually mean? Short answer: reducing, but not eliminating, police department budgets and reallocating those funds toward crisis care, healthcare, housing, jobs, and schools.

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For those interested, the city and county budget for Indianapolis and Marion County can be found here: City/County Budget

Here is a summary figure of adopted appropriations for Indianapolis by city department:

For further readings on the topic:

Political Science and other academic research on policing can be found at the Portals Policing Project

Here is a discussion among our fellow academics on Race and the Criminal Justice System: Where Do We Go From Here?

The Marshall Project provides nonprofit journalism about criminal justice

Duke’s Carceral Studies Network brings together research on mass incarceration, aggressive policing, and hyper-punishment