FIRST TIME HEARING "DEFUND THE POLICE"; HEARING THAT THAT MEANS REALLOCATING RESOURCES FROM POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVES; THE EVOLVING UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL ISSUES; DEEPER INSIGHT INTO HOW REINVESTING IN COMMUNITY RESOURCES (MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, EDUCATION, ETC.) CAN LEAD TO SAFER, HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES AND REDUCE RELIANCE ON POLICE INTERVENTION