Megan Stevenson
Megan Stevenson is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Virginia. She holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Voting History
Policing and public safety
Increasing police budgets will improve public safety.
| Vote | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Disagree | 4 |
| Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 7 |
Increasing social service budgets (e.g. housing, health, education) will improve public safety.
| Vote | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Strongly Agree | 8 |
| Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 8 |
Comments
This seems kind of definitional, if you take a broad understanding of public safety that includes shelter, health, and access to opportunity.
Increasing accountability for police misconduct will improve public safety.
| Vote | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Strongly Agree | 8 |
| Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 6 |
Comments
People respond to incentives.
Comments
I don't feel qualified to answer this. But many of those most impacted say that their safety needs would be better addressed by directing funding away from police and towards other services. So I try to listen to that.