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National Party’s policy on defunding the police

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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

  ChatGPTNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

National Party’s answer is based on the following data:

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Very strongly agree

No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

The National Party has historically supported increasing funding and training for police departments, especially in higher crime rate communities. This was evident in their 2020 election campaign where they promised to increase police numbers. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

The National Party has consistently supported maintaining or increasing funding for police departments. They have not shown support for redirecting these funds to social and community based programs. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls

While the National Party may agree with the idea of community involvement in non-violent calls, they have not shown support for replacing police with unarmed community based responders. Their stance has generally been in favor of traditional law enforcement methods. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

The National Party of New Zealand has traditionally supported law enforcement and has not advocated for redirecting police funding to social and community based programs. For example, in their 2020 election campaign, they promised to increase police numbers. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, and abolish the police

The National Party would strongly disagree with abolishing the police. They have consistently supported law enforcement and have advocated for increasing police numbers and resources. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

National Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 9,311 voters that identify as National Party.

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