TY - JOUR
T1 - The importance of investing in policies beyond ‘the basics'
T2 - Perspectives from black fathers in Philadelphia on how to increase community safety
AU - Henson, Abigail
AU - Rosenthal, Jessica
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the ADPCCJ
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The police killings of unarmed Black men and women, particularly in the year 2020, fueled a moral outcry for defunding the police. The defund movement asserts that divested police funds should be invested in communities most devastated by hyper-policing. However, decisions on which community services to finance are often void of community input. To fill this gap, the current study highlights responses from 50 Black fathers living in southwest Philadelphia on community resources necessary for themselves and their children to live safe and prosperous lives. The men explained that, to enhance public safety and recover from the devastation of social stigmatization and marginalization, funds need to be invested in resources beyond the ‘basics' (i.e., housing, employment, health care). Specifically, the fathers wanted local educational and entrepreneurial opportunities that would allow community members to demonstrate their full potential. The current study informs policymakers on the importance of building community capacity rather than focusing solely on service delivery.
AB - The police killings of unarmed Black men and women, particularly in the year 2020, fueled a moral outcry for defunding the police. The defund movement asserts that divested police funds should be invested in communities most devastated by hyper-policing. However, decisions on which community services to finance are often void of community input. To fill this gap, the current study highlights responses from 50 Black fathers living in southwest Philadelphia on community resources necessary for themselves and their children to live safe and prosperous lives. The men explained that, to enhance public safety and recover from the devastation of social stigmatization and marginalization, funds need to be invested in resources beyond the ‘basics' (i.e., housing, employment, health care). Specifically, the fathers wanted local educational and entrepreneurial opportunities that would allow community members to demonstrate their full potential. The current study informs policymakers on the importance of building community capacity rather than focusing solely on service delivery.
KW - community needs
KW - defund movement
KW - inequality
KW - justice reinvestment
KW - self-actualization
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U2 - 10.1177/02610183221125390
DO - 10.1177/02610183221125390
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139784229
SN - 0261-0183
JO - Critical Social Policy
JF - Critical Social Policy
ER -