Defunding the police could bring positive change in Australia. These communities are showing the way
- Written by Chris Cunneen, Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney
Chicago Tribune/TNS/Sipa USACalls to “defund the police” in the wake of the death of George Floyd are leading to immediate proposals to either dismantle police departments or cut their funding in US cities like Minneapolis, New York and Los Angeles.
There has been similar anger over Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia, but the...