The “Portland Police have been defunded!” talking point is really absurd and needs to stop The title of this piece gives away the game, I guess. But it’s a really silly game. The “defund” narrative has been used to attack or support various political candidates, characterize the residents of Portland in the national press, and… Continue reading Defund the narrative
Author: Aaron Rousell
Aaron Roussell is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Portland State University. He is the co-author of The Limits of Community Policing: Civilian Power and Police Accountability in Black and Brown Los Angeles (2019, NYU Press).