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As has been repeatedly stated, the [b]diverted funding would be to things such as prevention work for abusers, giving them resources and supportive services to STOP abusing their partners [/b]and not just having the only response be to in-the-moment crisis or jail, as an example. Not that there won't be in-the-moment crisis response by cops, just that we'd like to take SOME of the funding for cops to reallocate it to services that are actually working to end DV, not just respond to it after it's happened. I'm not sure what the exact plan would be, but that's the idea that's been floating around the domestic violence services movement for a while now, not just during this time.

The idea being, for those still wondering, is that if enough services are provided for people outside of cops' presence and that aren't just criminal justice in nature, there would be a reduction in need for the cops to be called at all. If you provide employment training or housing assistance to a victim, perhaps she might leave when she would otherwise not have the financial means to do so. Or prevention work is successful, therefore the man stops abusing his wife, no need to call the police. Right now, all of the cops' responses are after-the-fact, after the abuse. Some of this money could be used to work toward trying to respond BEFORE abuse becomes a truly violent act needing the cops.  [/quote]

Jail time works wonders. Much better than an army of people preaching the abuser to stop abuse. 
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That's interesting that you disagree with data showing the negative effects of jail time.  Jail time does not reform people.[/quote]

You're going to love the prison abolition movement.   :lol: [/quote]

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