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Critically discuss the role that the police reform versus police defunding debate is playing in the NYC mayoral election — more specifically, in the Democratic Party primary — with a focus on this excellent article authored by the ace political analyst Ross Barkan.  I encourage you also to assess the quality of Barkan’s political analysis and policy advice.  (For example, is his representation of the depolicing position fair?  Are his statements about the reluctance of most NYC voters to embrace the police defunding cause accurate?)  Depending on the length of your essay, you might draw on course sources such as Vitale (pro-depolicing) and Moskos (anti-defunding, but pro-reform) for help