Refund the Police: Year after Defund Police Movement Took Center Stage, Feds Shelling out Millions to Hire More Officers

A year after the defund the police movement briefly took center stage, the federal government is shelling out money to hire more officers.

The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program, a competitive award initiative created in 1994 under President Bill Clinton, has awarded $139 million to 183 law enforcement agencies nationwide.

The money is designed to reduce crime and promote public safety through community policing.