DePaul University Systemic Racism and Police Defunding Discussion

Instructions:

Please read up to three, different discussions, reviews, or proposals related to ‘defunding the police‘, in addition to scrutinizing the NASW Code of Ethics and the department and university mission statement(s) before drafting their post. Be sure to summarize a specific ‘defund the police’ charge or policy recommendation and cite where it can be found. At least two paragraphs are ideal for this discussion.

University Mission Statement: “This mission statement embodies the principal purposes of DePaul University. As such it is the nexus between past, present and future; the criterion against which plans are formulated and major decisions made and assessed; the bond which unites faculty, students, staff, alumni, and trustees as an academic community.“

Some news articles posted in this posting

https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/2020/chicago-p…

Prefer Chicago-centric background information, but

Please put link in the post –or- append reference list at the end of your post