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So What’s the Deal with Defunding the Police?
-A Series-

Part 1: The History of Police in the U.S.

“Defund the police.” We’ve all heard this rallying cry for months, now. Whether online, at work, or literally in the streets, this phrase has become a part of our daily lives.

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 * Through the 1950s, further militarization took hold as '''the method of police organization became an insular bureaucracy, out of touch with their communities' needs.'''
-  By the 1960s the people was fed up. Police brutality had not decreased despite reforms. As civil rights became a public priority, protests erupted around the nation.
+  By the 1960s the people were fed up. Police brutality had not decreased despite reforms. As civil rights became a public priority, protests erupted around the nation.
 That's right, '''protests against police brutality are not a new development.'''

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 === '''Defund the police.''' ===
 We’ve all heard this rallying cry for months, now. Whether online, at work, or literally in the streets, this phrase has become a part of our daily lives.

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	=== '''Defund the police.''' ===		=== '''Defund the police.''' ===
		+	To download a printable copy of this issue: [https://thedrip.info/images/9/9d/TheDRIP_Issue1.pdf the DRIP - A History of Police in the U.S.]
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	We’ve all heard this rallying cry for months, now. Whether online, at work, or literally in the streets, this phrase has become a part of our daily lives.		We’ve all heard this rallying cry for months, now. Whether online, at work, or literally in the streets, this phrase has become a part of our daily lives.

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−	~~If you want to dig deeper, check out all of our sources below:~~

		+	==== If you want to dig deeper, check out all of our sources below: ====
	Beault, Nicole. “Keeping the Order in the North End: On Patrol with the Night Watch.” ''The Messenger,'' 2018. March 24. http://themessenger.oldnorth.com/2018/03/24/keeping-order-in-the-north-end-on-patrol-with-the-night-watch/#_ftn1.		Beault, Nicole. “Keeping the Order in the North End: On Patrol with the Night Watch.” ''The Messenger,'' 2018. March 24. http://themessenger.oldnorth.com/2018/03/24/keeping-order-in-the-north-end-on-patrol-with-the-night-watch/#_ftn1.

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	People who call for '''defunding the police''' today recognize that these systemic issues are inseparable from police in the United States. '''History shows us that reform does not work, and often makes things worse.'''		People who call for '''defunding the police''' today recognize that these systemic issues are inseparable from police in the United States. '''History shows us that reform does not work, and often makes things worse.'''
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		+	=== SOURCES: ===
		+	If you want to dig deeper, check out all of our sources below:
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		+	Beault, Nicole. “Keeping the Order in the North End: On Patrol with the Night Watch.” ''The Messenger,'' 2018. March 24. http://themessenger.oldnorth.com/2018/03/24/keeping-order-in-the-north-end-on-patrol-with-the-night-watch/#_ftn1.
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		+	Dr. Potter, Gary. “The History of Policing in the United States.” ''Eastern Kentucky University,'' 2013''.'' June 25. https://plsonline.eku.edu/insidelook/history-policing-united-states-part-1.
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		+	Go, Julian. “The Imperial Origins of American Policing: Militarization and Imperial Feedback in the Early 20th Century.” ''University of Chicago.'' March 2020.
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		+	Go, Julian. “The Racist Origins of U.S. Policing: Demilitarization Will Require Decolonization, 2020. July 16. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-07-16/racist-origins-us-policing
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		+	Graham, Lindsey. “Prohibition – Closing Time”. ''American History Tellers.'' Podcast audio, February 7, 2018. https://wondery.com/shows/american-history-tellers/.
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		+	Holzwarth, Larry. “10 Things to Know About the Evolution of the Police in the United States.” ''Spike Media,'' 2020. https://historycollection.com/10-things-to-know-about-the-evolution-of-the-police-in-the-united-states/10/.
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		+	Jennings, Matthew H. “Slave Patrols .” ''South Carolina Encyclopedia'', 2018. May 22. https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/slave-patrols/.
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		+	Harlow, Alvin F. “Wickersham Commission.” ''Encyclopedia.com,'' 2020. October 8. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/law/law/wickersham-commissi on.
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		+	Katzenbach, Nicholas deB. ''Commission''. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1967. https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/42.pdf.
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		+	Sorrell, Robert. “History of Constable System as Old as the United States.” ''Bristol Herald Courier'', 2018. September 29. https://heraldcourier.com/news/history-of-constable-system-as-old-as-the-united-state s/article_b902b704-3474-5cec-ab7d-02f7df29e176.html.
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		+	''West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2''. S.v. "Police Corruption and Misconduct." Retrieved September 28 2020 from https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Police+Corruption+and+Misconduct.

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 '''Defund the police.''' We’ve all heard this rallying cry for months, now. Whether online, at work, or literally in the streets, this phrase has become a part of our daily lives.
 So why are so many people backing this initiative, and what does it really mean for us? What exactly are we talking about when we bring up defunding the police? And is it in our best interest as a nation?

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-So What’s the Deal with Defunding the Police?
+=== “Defund the police.” ===
--A Series-
+We’ve all heard this rallying cry for months, now. Whether online, at work, or literally in the streets, this phrase has become a part of our daily lives.
-Part 1: The History of Police in the U.S.
+So why are so many people backing this initiative, and what does it really mean for us? What exactly are we talking about when we bring up defunding the police? And is it in our best interest as a nation?
-“Defund the police.” We’ve all heard this rallying cry for months, now. Whether online, at work, or literally in the streets, this phrase has become a part of our daily lives.
+The first police departments didn't form until 1854. Before this, policing was done informally, with stark differences in how it was organized in the North vs. in the South.