Can community safety groups replace (some) policing?

Policing costs Canadians $16.5 billion each year or roughly $45 million per day

Why It Matters

Overpoliced communities are turning to grassroots organizations, often run by volunteers or underpaid workers, to keep the peace. Making space — and funding — for alternative public safety models could save lives.

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