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Long-standing racial divides and the unjust killings of members of the black and brown community have sparked more conversations recently. These conversations are important ones that must take place, ...
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Police officers have always been jacks of all trades. The United States did a very good job promoting the use of 911 since the first call was made on February 16, 1968, and those three simple numbers ...
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Recently, the already-difficult profession of public safety has been made even more challenging by competing political interests, the “defunding” movement, and changing expectations from communiti...
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Programs pairing police with mental health professionals to respond to calls involving persons in mental health crises are becoming widespread. Police and clinicians handle some crises better together...
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Overdoses are ravaging the United States. Over the last two decades, more than 750,000 people have died as a result of a drug overdose, and in this same time, overdose deaths involving opioids have in...
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Like many police agencies, the Houston, Texas, Police Department (HPD) has seen an increase in public demands over the past several years in responding to those individuals exhibiting a mental illnes...
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Recent events have focused attention on police reform and led to public demands to “rethink” how police services are provided. The enormous amount of attention focused on restraint techniques, qua...
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Police organizations worldwide— including those in the United States—are facing calls to significantly reform or even defund police agencies, leading to a clear need for reenvisioning the role of ...
